Optogenetics: Tools for Controlling and Monitoring Neuronal Activity: Volume 196 (Progress in Brain Research, Volume 196) - Hardcover

Knopfel, Thomas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0444594264 ISBN 13: 9780444594266

Publisher: Elsevier, 2012

Synopsis

Optogenetics is a fast-growing field concerning the invention, and use, of molecules that are genetically expressed in cells, and then either report on cellular physiology in optical form, or enable control of specific pathways in cells when actuated by light. This book reviews the current state, as well as the underlying principles and future directions, of a diversity of optogenetic tools of importance for observing and controlling cellular signaling and physiology.

These tools are already revolutionizing neuroscience, and are starting to have impact on fields ranging from metabolism to development to cardiology. The book contains a dozen chapters written by world experts on these topics, half focusing on the optogenetic molecular tools themselves, and half on the genetic and hardware approaches that make them powerfully useful in intact tissues and organisms.

• Leading authors review the state-of-the-art in their field of investigation and provide their views and perspectives for future research
• Chapters are extensively referenced to provide readers with a comprehensive list of resources on the topics covered
• All chapters include comprehensive background information and are written in a clear form that is also accessible to the non-specialist

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Reviews the current state, as well as the underlying principles and future directions, of a diversity of optogenetic tools of importance for observing and controlling cellular signaling and physiology

About this edition

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0444594264
• ISBN 13: 9780444594266
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304