Neuroscience & Neurobiology Articles

Two-photon optogenetic tool promising for brain mapping

05/17/2013 A researcher at the University of Texas at Arlington has developed a fiber-optic, two-photon optogenetic stimulator that could help scientists map and track ...

A benefits-rich approach to bio-optics commercialization

05/13/2013

To my mind, the excitement of biophotonics research is surpassed only by its transfer to the larger world, where it can benefit humanity.

NIR-fluorescing dye enables improved brain study

NIR-fluorescing dye enables improved brain study

05/03/2013 A team of French researchers have developed a dye that fluoresces in the near-infrared (NIR) and can pass through the skin, enabling brain study with unprece...

OPTOGENETICS/NEUROSCIENCE: Optogenetics tools address a growing range of applications

05/01/2013 A combination of optical and genetic technologies, optogenetics inspires the imagination. It has already made a mark in basic research, and its lab impact wi...

NEUROSURGERY/CANCER DETECTION/PROTEOMICS: Regulators approve optical systems for biomedicine

05/01/2013 Among recent regulatory approvals for bio-optics products are a second FDA 501(k) clearance for Monteris Medical's (Minneapolis, MN) MRI-guided laser ablatio...

PHOTOACOUSTICS/MICROSCOPY: With interdisciplinary approach, BioPIC promotes excellence

05/01/2013 Designed as a multidisciplinary showcase of advances in light-based imaging technologies and their potential application to biology and medicine, the BioPIC ...

HIGH-RESOLUTION MICROSCOPY/FLUORESCENCE IMAGING: Super-sensitive fluorophore facilitates cost-effective two-photon imaging

05/01/2013

A new dye could reduce the cost of two-photon microscopy (TPM) by several orders of magnitude, according to researchers who developed it.

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