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Curr Biol. 2011 Oct 25;21(20):R831-3. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.10.007.
Optogenetics - a new methodology that involves expression of light-responsive proteins in specific groups of neurons, which can then be activated with light - has only been around for six years, but some researchers are already using it to target big psychiatric questions. Michael Gross reports.
光遗传学——一种新的方法学，涉及在特定神经元群体中表达对光有反应的蛋白质，然后可以用光来激活——只有六年的历史，但一些研究人员已经开始用它来解决重大的精神疾病问题。迈克尔·格罗斯报道。
