22 Jan 2012

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A multispectral optical illumination system with precise spatiotemporal control for the manipulation of optogenetic reagents

Nature Protocols 7, 207 (2012). doi:10.1038/nprot.2011.433

Authors: Jeffrey N Stirman, Matthew M Crane, Steven J Husson, Alexander Gottschalk & Hang Lu

Optogenetics is an excellent tool for noninvasive activation and silencing of neurons and muscles. Although they have been widely adopted, illumination techniques for optogenetic tools remain limited and relatively nonstandardized. We present a protocol for constructing an illumination system capable of dynamic multispectral optical targeting

(Via Nature Protocols.)