新的光遗传学神经元可以让神经科学家更好地控制脑部环路。光遗传学视神经科学领域最近的一项创新,可以让研究人员利用光线控制神经元的活性。在这一强有力的工具的帮助下,研究人员可以梳理出记忆、行为和疾病的生物学基础。在这项技术诞生后的前几年,科学家用来让神经元对光反应的蛋白质却只擅长激活神经元。也因此,科研工具缺乏限制了研究人员能力去理解神经环路和被认为可以控制行为的连同神经元。当这些神经元出现异常时,会出现很 The new neurogenetics allows neuroscientists to better control the brain’s circuit. A recent innovation in optogenetics in the neuroscience field allows researchers to harness light to control the activity of neurons. With the help of this powerful tool, researchers can sort out the biological basis of memory, behavior and disease. A few years after the technology was invented, the proteins scientists used to make neurons react to light were only good at activating neurons. As a result, the lack of scientific tools limits researchers’ ability to understand the neural circuits and is thought to control behavior along with neurons. When these neurons appear abnormal, it will appear very