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- Scientists Uncover Molecular Recognition Mechanism of Infrared Optogenetic System to Enable Enhanced Deep Tissue Light Control
Published: Apr 30, 2026
Section: Natural Sciences
Researchers from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science have identified the structural basis for how the MagRed system distinguishes between light-induced protein states. By mapp...
- Neuroscientists Identify Critical Interhemispheric "Bridge" in the Hippocampus Essential for Navigation and Spatial Recall
Published: Apr 14, 2026
Section: Research
Researchers from the Institute for Neurosciences in Spain have discovered a specific neuronal circuit that links the two hemispheres of the hippocampus to manage spatial memory. Th...
- Stanford Engineers Develop Noninvasive Ultrasound Technique to Generate Deep-Tissue Light for Targeted Medical Therapy
Published: Apr 13, 2026
Section: Research
Researchers at Stanford University have created a novel method to deliver light to deep internal organs by using ultrasound to activate specialized nanoparticles circulating in the...
- UMBC Scientists Identify Neural Cross-Talk Integrating Spatial Memory and Reward Motivation
Published: Apr 11, 2026
Section: Medical News
Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County have discovered that two separate hippocampal pathways converge on individual neurons in the nucleus accumbens to guide...
- Osaka Metropolitan University Researchers Discover Dragonfly Visual Trick for Deep Red Vision to Advance Optogenetics
Published: Apr 10, 2026
Section: Research
A study from Osaka Metropolitan University reveals that dragonflies possess a unique visual protein allowing them to see deep red and near-infrared light. This ability, which evolv...
- University of Rochester Scientists Develop Precision Optogenetic Method to Control Long-Range Communication Pathways in Primate Brains
Published: Apr 1, 2026
Section: Research
Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience have engineered a light-based technique to selectively activate or silence specific neural circuits in the common marmoset....
- University of Rochester Scientists Develop Precision Optogenetic Technique to Control Long-Range Marmoset Neural Pathways
Published: Mar 31, 2026
Section: Medical News
Researchers at the Del Monte Neuroscience Institute have successfully implemented a refined viral and light-based method to isolate and manipulate specific communication circuits i...
- Neurological Integration of Dual Vision Systems Found to Control Vertical Navigation in Zebrafish via Midbrain Tegmentum
Published: Mar 31, 2026
Section: Research
Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have identified a specific midbrain region, the tegmentum, that synthesizes light data from both the eyes and the pineal "third eye." B...
- Optovolution: Scientists Harness Light-Guided Selection to Create Dynamic Proteins and Biological Logic Gates
Published: Mar 10, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
Researchers have developed "optovolution," a technique using timed light pulses to direct the evolution of proteins that switch states dynamically. By linking yeast cell survival t...