TY - BOOK ID - 4868803 TI - Optogenetics : Light-Sensing Proteins and Their Applications AU - Yawo, Hiromu. AU - Kandori, Hideki. AU - Koizumi, Amane. PY - 2015 SN - 9784431555162 4431555153 9784431555155 4431555161 PB - Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Biomedicine. KW - Neurosciences. KW - Cell Biology. KW - Protein Science. KW - Medicine. KW - Biochemistry. KW - Cytology. KW - Médecine KW - Neurosciences KW - Biochimie KW - Cytologie KW - Medicine KW - Health & Biological Sciences KW - Neurology KW - Optogenetics. KW - Proteins. KW - Cell biology. KW - Genetic engineering KW - Optical engineering KW - Biological chemistry KW - Chemical composition of organisms KW - Organisms KW - Physiological chemistry KW - Biology KW - Chemistry KW - Medical sciences KW - Cell biology KW - Cellular biology KW - Cells KW - Cytologists KW - Neural sciences KW - Neurological sciences KW - Neuroscience KW - Nervous system KW - Composition KW - Proteins . KW - Proteids KW - Biomolecules KW - Polypeptides KW - Proteomics UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:4868803 AB - The subject of optogenetics is comprehensively covered in this book, including physical, chemical, and biological topics of light-sensing proteins and their application in biological systems, particularly in neuroscience and medicine and the related opto-electronics. Optogenetics is a new technology that combines genetics and optics. It enables one to manipulate or measure the function of identified cells or neurons in a tissue by light with an accuracy in the range of milliseconds, even in a freely moving animal. Optogenetics has already become a powerful tool for revealing the neural mechanisms underlying behavior and analyzing various physiological phenomena. It is also expected to become useful for treating neural dysfunctions such as Parkinson disease and for the development of a brain–machine interface. This book should be read by any scientist or student performing research in any way related to optogenetics. As a milestone publication on optogenetics, this book will serve as a compass for any researcher, from beginners to experts, to explore this uncharted world. ER -