# Photoreceptor and optogenetics research

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/photoreceptor-and-optogenetics-research/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on the application of optogenetics in neuroscience and biophysics research, particularly the use of microbial rhodopsins such as Channelrhodopsin for precise control and manipulation of neural activity. It covers topics such as neural stimulation, photocycle dynamics, and in vivo control of neural circuitry using light-sensitive proteins. The research also explores the molecular mechanisms and biophysical principles underlying optogenetic tools. |
| Domain | Life Sciences |
| Field | Neuroscience |
| OpenAlex ID | t12236 |
| Works | 116 |

## Topic papers all

Showing 15 of 116.

- [Efficacy and safety of voretigene neparvovec (AAV2-hRPE65v2) in patients with RPE65 -mediated inherited retinal dystrophy: a randomised, controlled, open-label, phase 3 trial](https://scholariq.org/papers/efficacy-and-safety-of-voretigene-neparvovec-aav2-hrpe65v2-in-patients-with/)
- [Inhibition of Postsynaptic PKC or CaMKII Blocks Induction But Not Expression of LTP](https://scholariq.org/papers/inhibition-of-postsynaptic-pkc-or-camkii-blocks-induction-but-not-expression-of/)
- [Phasic Firing in Dopaminergic Neurons Is Sufficient for Behavioral Conditioning](https://scholariq.org/papers/phasic-firing-in-dopaminergic-neurons-is-sufficient-for-behavioral-conditioning/)
- [Tuning arousal with optogenetic modulation of locus coeruleus neurons](https://scholariq.org/papers/tuning-arousal-with-optogenetic-modulation-of-locus-coeruleus-neurons/)
- [Complex Oscillatory Waves Emerging from Cortical Organoids Model Early Human Brain Network Development](https://scholariq.org/papers/complex-oscillatory-waves-emerging-from-cortical-organoids-model-early-human/)
- [Structural Properties of the Caenorhabditis elegans Neuronal Network](https://scholariq.org/papers/structural-properties-of-the-caenorhabditis-elegans-neuronal-network/)
- [Generation of superoxide by purified brain nitric oxide synthase.](https://scholariq.org/papers/generation-of-superoxide-by-purified-brain-nitric-oxide-synthase/)
- [Nicotinic acetylcholine involvement in cognitive function in animals](https://scholariq.org/papers/nicotinic-acetylcholine-involvement-in-cognitive-function-in-animals/)
- [Cortical travelling waves: mechanisms and computational principles](https://scholariq.org/papers/cortical-travelling-waves-mechanisms-and-computational-principles/)
- [The origins of cholinergic and other subcortical afferents to the thalamus in the rat](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-origins-of-cholinergic-and-other-subcortical-afferents-to-the-thalamus-in/)
- [Melanopsin in cells of origin of the retinohypothalamic tract](https://scholariq.org/papers/melanopsin-in-cells-of-origin-of-the-retinohypothalamic-tract/)
- [An Easier, Reproducible, and Mass‐Production Method to Study the Blood–Brain Barrier In Vitro](https://scholariq.org/papers/an-easier-reproducible-and-mass-production-method-to-study-the-blood-brain/)
- [Biohybrid actuators for robotics: A review of devices actuated by living cells](https://scholariq.org/papers/biohybrid-actuators-for-robotics-a-review-of-devices-actuated-by-living-cells/)
- [Basal forebrain circuit for sleep-wake control](https://scholariq.org/papers/basal-forebrain-circuit-for-sleep-wake-control/)
- [Nicotinic systems and cognitive function](https://scholariq.org/papers/nicotinic-systems-and-cognitive-function/)

## Topic primary papers

Showing 15 of 16.

- [Tuning arousal with optogenetic modulation of locus coeruleus neurons](https://scholariq.org/papers/tuning-arousal-with-optogenetic-modulation-of-locus-coeruleus-neurons/)
- [An Easier, Reproducible, and Mass‐Production Method to Study the Blood–Brain Barrier In Vitro](https://scholariq.org/papers/an-easier-reproducible-and-mass-production-method-to-study-the-blood-brain/)
- [Comparative analyses of adeno-associated viral vector serotypes 1, 2, 5, 8 and 9 in marmoset, mouse and macaque cerebral cortex](https://scholariq.org/papers/comparative-analyses-of-adeno-associated-viral-vector-serotypes-1-2-5-8-and-9-in/)
- [ANALYSIS OF THE MG++-ATP DEPENDENT STORAGE MECHANISM IN THE AMINE GRANULES OF THE ADRENAL MEDULLA.](https://scholariq.org/papers/analysis-of-the-mg-atp-dependent-storage-mechanism-in-the-amine-granules-of-the/)
- [Optogenetic dissection of medial prefrontal cortex circuitry](https://scholariq.org/papers/optogenetic-dissection-of-medial-prefrontal-cortex-circuitry/)
- [Optogenetic neuronal stimulation promotes functional recovery after stroke](https://scholariq.org/papers/optogenetic-neuronal-stimulation-promotes-functional-recovery-after-stroke/)
- [Cell-type-Specific Labeling of Synapses In Vivo through Synaptic Tagging with Recombination](https://scholariq.org/papers/cell-type-specific-labeling-of-synapses-in-vivo-through-synaptic-tagging-with/)
- [GPR179 Is Required for Depolarizing Bipolar Cell Function and Is Mutated in Autosomal-Recessive Complete Congenital Stationary Night Blindness](https://scholariq.org/papers/gpr179-is-required-for-depolarizing-bipolar-cell-function-and-is-mutated-in/)
- [Multifunctional microelectronic fibers enable wireless modulation of gut and brain neural circuits](https://scholariq.org/papers/multifunctional-microelectronic-fibers-enable-wireless-modulation-of-gut-and/)
- [Optogenetic neuronal stimulation of the lateral cerebellar nucleus promotes persistent functional recovery after stroke](https://scholariq.org/papers/optogenetic-neuronal-stimulation-of-the-lateral-cerebellar-nucleus-promotes/)
- [Lipid Bilayer Composition Can Influence the Orientation of Proteorhodopsin in Artificial Membranes](https://scholariq.org/papers/lipid-bilayer-composition-can-influence-the-orientation-of-proteorhodopsin-in/)
- [Control of food approach and eating by a GABAergic projection from lateral hypothalamus to dorsal pons](https://scholariq.org/papers/control-of-food-approach-and-eating-by-a-gabaergic-projection-from-lateral/)
- [Optogenetics Based Rat–Robot Control: Optical Stimulation Encodes “Stop” and “Escape” Commands](https://scholariq.org/papers/optogenetics-based-rat-robot-control-optical-stimulation-encodes-stop-and-escape/)
- [ANALYZING THE RED‐SHIFT CHARACTERISTICS OF AZULENIC, NAPHTHYL, OTHER RING‐FUSED AND RETINYL PIGMENT ANALOGS OF BACTERIORHODOPSIN*](https://scholariq.org/papers/analyzing-the-red-shift-characteristics-of-azulenic-naphthyl-other-ring-fused/)
- [Tracking variations in nicotinamide cofactors extracted from cultured cells using capillary electrophoresis with multiphoton excitation of fluorescence](https://scholariq.org/papers/tracking-variations-in-nicotinamide-cofactors-extracted-from-cultured-cells/)

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