Optogenetic modulation of brain neural activity that combines optical and electrical modes in
a unitary neural system has recently gained robust momentum. Controlling illumination …

Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric disorder affecting 21 million people worldwide. People
with schizophrenia suffer from symptoms including psychosis and delusions, apathy …

Epilepsy is a prevalent and severe neurological disorder and generally requires prolonged
electrode implantation and tether brain stimulation in refractory cases. However, implants …

Neuroscience studies are often carried out in animal models for the purpose of
understanding specific aspects of the human condition. However, the translation of findings …

Degenerative retinal disorders are a diverse family of diseases commonly leading to
irreversible photoreceptor death, while leaving the inner retina relatively intact. Over recent …

Electrical neurostimulation is effective in the treatment of neurological disorders, but
associated recording artefacts generally limit its applications to open-loop stimuli. Real-time …

Neuromodulation is of great importance both as a fundamental neuroscience research tool
for analyzing and understanding the brain function, and as a therapeutic avenue for treating …

Parvalbumin is a calcium-binding protein present in inhibitory interneurons that play an
essential role in regulating many physiological processes, such as intracellular signaling …

Drug addiction is responsible for millions of deaths per year around the world. Still, its
management as a chronic disease is shadowed by misconceptions from the general public …

The first member and eponym of the rhodopsin family was identified in the 1930s as the
visual pigment of the rod photoreceptor cell in the animal retina. It was found to be a …