MICRO-BURSTS OF PHOTONIC ENERGY FROM YOUR PHONE --MANIPULATING YOUR MIND?

Optogenetics is a novel biological technology that has been a useful and popular tool to better understand the nervous system. It has recently been a focus in neuroscience research due to its spatial and temporal accuracy, and it offers a way to study the brain’s behavior, physiology, cognition and action (Deisseroth 2015; Mukerjee and Lazartigues 2019). Optogenetics uses genetic variations to increase the expression of light sensitive ion channels called opsins, allowing control of cells in living tissues (Govorunova et al. 2015; Camporeze et al. 2018; Anderson and Weir 2019).