2-Level Optogenetic Device Could Broaden Options for Large-Mammal Studies
GLASGOW, Scotland, and SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 13, 2019 — An implantable optrode array, developed by researchers at the University of Strathclyde and the University of Utah, is capable of exciting below-surface neurons in large mammal brains both by structured-light delivery and by large-volume illumination. Through its depth of access, heat control, and an electric delivery system that will be compatible with future wireless applications, the new array could advance the use of optogenetics in studies of large mammal brains.