Scientists use light to map neurons' effects on one another

Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 10:56 in Biology & Nature

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 17, 2009 -- Scientists at Harvard University have used light and genetic trickery to trace out neurons' ability to excite or inhibit one another, literally shedding new light on the question of how neurons interact with one another in live animals. Link:  http://www.harvard.edu

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