Optogenetic Studies Get Major Boost from Advanced Novel Microscope

Scientists from Harvard report the development of a new microscope that greatly improves researchers’ ability to study how neurological disorders such as epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease affect neuronal communication. The microscope is optimized to perform studies using optogenetic techniques that use light to control and image neurons genetically modified with light-sensitive proteins."Our new microscope can be used to explore the effects of different genetic mutations on neuronal functio