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Optogenetics is a biological technique used to characterize and manipulate the activity of neurons or other cell types with light. This is achieved by expression of light-sensitive ion channels, pumps or enzymes in the target brain cells. A specialization of this field is nano-optogenetics.
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TTTA extracted 101 structured relationships around Optogenetics. Examples in this analysis include Optogenetics → is a → biological technique used to characterize and manipulate the activity of neurons or other cell types with light and Optogenetics → is a → introduction of fast light-activated channels. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optogenetics | is a | biological technique used to characterize and manipulate the activity of neurons or other cell types with light | 0.90 | text |
| Optogenetics | is a | introduction of fast light-activated channels | 0.90 | text |
| cAMP | instance of | Building on prior work fusing vertebrate opsins to specific G-protein coupled receptors a family of chimeric single-component optogenetic tools was created that allowed research… | 0.80 | text |
| IP3 in targeted cells | instance of | Building on prior work fusing vertebrate opsins to specific G-protein coupled receptors a family of chimeric single-component optogenetic tools was created that allowed research… | 0.80 | text |
| the cerebral cortex | instance of | To stimulate superficial brain areas | 0.80 | text |
| optical fibers or LEDs can be directly mounted to the skull of the animal | instance of | To stimulate superficial brain areas | 0.80 | text |
| cell-specific promoters or other customized conditionally-active viruses to deliver light-sensitive probes to specific populations of neurons in the brain of living animals | instance of | completely wireless techniques have been developed utilizing wirelessly delivered power to headborne Light-emitting diodes LEDs for unhindered study of complex behaviors in free… | 0.80 | text |
| worms | instance of | In invertebrates | 0.80 | text |
| fruit flies some amount of all-trans-retinal | instance of | In invertebrates | 0.80 | text |
| dendrites | instance of | Restricting the opsin to specific regions of the plasma membrane | 0.80 | text |
| somata or axon terminals provides a more robust understanding of neuronal circuitry.Mathematical modelling shows that selective expression of opsin in specific cell types can dramatically alter the dynamical behavior of the neural circuitry | instance of | Restricting the opsin to specific regions of the plasma membrane | 0.80 | text |
| neural circuits in vivo | instance of | ApplicationsThe field of optogenetics has furthered the fundamental scientific understanding of how specific cell types contribute to the function of biological tissues | 0.80 | text |
The concept neighborhoods around Optogenetics bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Specific, Using and Cells. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Optogenetics, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Optogenetics with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Optogenetics to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Applications, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Optogenetics · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout