Techniques for the targeted optical stimulation of neurons may offer new ways to tackle medical problems such as heart defects, epilepsy, Parkinson's, blindness and hearing loss.
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Pile, D. Photons, neurons and wellbeing. Nature Photon 6, 222–223 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2012.74
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