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Nobel laureate Karl Deisseroth explains how light could treat brain disorders
Original: What is optogenetics? Nobel Prize winner Karl Deisseroth explains how light could help treat brain disorders
Nobel Prize winner Karl Deisseroth explains optogenetics, a technique that uses light to control brain cells. He describes how the method could lead to new treatments for neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as Parkinson's disease, depression and epilepsy, offering a way to target specific brain circuits with far greater precision than drugs or electrodes.
Why now: Interest in optogenetics has grown following Deisseroth's Nobel Prize recognition and its potential to transform treatment of brain disorders.
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