PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Karl Deisseroth
AU  - Guoping Feng
AU  - Ania K. Majewska
AU  - Gero Miesenböck
AU  - Alice Ting
AU  - Mark J. Schnitzer
TI  - Next-Generation Optical Technologies for Illuminating Genetically Targeted Brain Circuits
AID  - 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3863-06.2006
DP  - 2006 Oct 11
TA  - The Journal of Neuroscience
PG  - 10380--10386
VI  - 26
IP  - 41
4099  - http://www.jneurosci.org/content/26/41/10380.short
4100  - http://www.jneurosci.org/content/26/41/10380.full
SO  - J. Neurosci.2006 Oct 11; 26
AB  - Emerging technologies from optics, genetics, and bioengineering are being combined for studies of intact neural circuits. The rapid progression of such interdisciplinary “optogenetic” approaches has expanded capabilities for optical imaging and genetic targeting of specific cell types. Here we explore key recent advances that unite optical and genetic approaches, focusing on promising techniques that either allow novel studies of neural dynamics and behavior or provide fresh perspectives on classic model systems.