The Cerebellum Predicts and Delivers Rewards, Redefining Its Role in Motivation
New research shows that cerebellar granule cells predictively encode delayed dopamine rewards while climbing fibers provide instructive reward signals that ...
Tag: optogenetics
Gallium Nitride Transistor Probes Strip Light Artifacts From Optogenetic Brain Recordings
Researchers at Sun Yat-sen University have built an integrated optogenetic probe using paired AlGaN/GaN transistors that suppresses LED-induced optical artifacts ...
Engineered E. coli swarms record chemical and light inputs in visible patterns
Engineered E. coli strains record chemical and optical inputs in binary or analog swarming patterns that machine-learning models can decode ...
Wireless ‘WILD’ Device Records and Steers Brain Activity in Freely Roaming Mice
Cornell researchers have developed WILD, a lightweight wireless platform that records brain activity, movement, vocalizations and eye movements in freely ...
Light-Sensitive Genes Offer New Hope for Restoring Vision in Blind Patients
A new Gene Therapy review charts how mutation-agnostic optogenetic gene therapy could restore vision in blind patients, while detailing the ...
Tiny red-light switch FenixS–Ash1 delivers ultralow-background optogenetic control
Scientists have engineered FenixS and Ash1, a compact biliverdin-binding protein pair whose binding affinity rises more than 1,200-fold under far-red ...
Oxytocin Triggers Socially Induced Cataplexy Episodes
In a groundbreaking study that sheds light on the elusive triggers of cataplexy, researchers have uncovered a pivotal role for ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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