AIMC Topic: Optogenetics

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A robotic multidimensional directed evolution approach applied to fluorescent voltage reporters.

Nature chemical biology
We developed a new way to engineer complex proteins toward multidimensional specifications using a simple, yet scalable, directed evolution strategy. By robotically picking mammalian cells that were identified, under a microscope, as expressing prote...

Optogenetics in Silicon: A Neural Processor for Predicting Optically Active Neural Networks.

IEEE transactions on biomedical circuits and systems
We present a reconfigurable neural processor for real-time simulation and prediction of opto-neural behaviour. We combined a detailed Hodgkin-Huxley CA3 neuron integrated with a four-state Channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2) model into reconfigurable silicon h...

Optogenetics Based Rat-Robot Control: Optical Stimulation Encodes "Stop" and "Escape" Commands.

Annals of biomedical engineering
Electric brain stimulation is frequently used in bio-robot control. However, one possible limitation of electric stimulation is the resultant wide range of influences that may lead to unexpected side-effects. Although there has been prior research do...

Treatment of neuropathic pain after brachial plexus injury by implantable wireless charging flexible micro-LED array.

Optics express
Total brachial plexus injuries (TBPI) caused by trauma often inflict unbearable pain on patients. However, there is still a lack of effective treatment strategies for these conditions. Optogenetics, as an emerging interdisciplinary field, can bridge ...

Metaplasticity and continual learning: mechanisms subserving brain computer interface proficiency.

Journal of neural engineering
Brain computer interfaces (BCIs) require substantial cognitive flexibility to optimize control performance. Remarkably, learning this control is rapid, suggesting it might be mediated by neuroplasticity mechanisms operating on very short time scales....

Toward a living soft microrobot through optogenetic locomotion control of .

Science robotics
Learning from the locomotion of natural organisms is one of the most effective strategies for designing microrobots. However, the development of bioinspired microrobots is still challenging because of technical bottlenecks such as design and seamless...

Phototactic guidance of a tissue-engineered soft-robotic ray.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
Inspired by the relatively simple morphological blueprint provided by batoid fish such as stingrays and skates, we created a biohybrid system that enables an artificial animal--a tissue-engineered ray--to swim and phototactically follow a light cue. ...

Mapping Sub-Second Structure in Mouse Behavior.

Neuron
Complex animal behaviors are likely built from simpler modules, but their systematic identification in mammals remains a significant challenge. Here we use depth imaging to show that 3D mouse pose dynamics are structured at the sub-second timescale. ...

Electrical and Optical Activation of Mesoscale Neural Circuits with Implications for Coding.

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience
UNLABELLED: Artificial activation of neural circuitry through electrical microstimulation and optogenetic techniques is important for both scientific discovery of circuit function and for engineered approaches to alleviate various disorders of the ne...