Wireless Activation of Neurons in Brain Slices Using Nanostructured Semiconductor Photoelectrodes
Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: Light rather than electrical current: The inner or outer surfaces of glass micropipettes can be coated with nanoparticles of a narrow-band-gap semiconductor. When visible or near-infrared light is used for excitation, these micropipettes (labeled PE Stim in the image) can activate nearby neurons (labeled *) in brain tissue without the damage associated with electrical stimulation.
Institution: Case Western Reserve University
Language: English
Subfield: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Awards: Purchase of Ultrafast Optical Spectroscopy Instrumentation, G1532894298, SYNAPTIC PLASTICITY IN HIPPOCAMPAL MOSSY CELLS, G3537839619, Medical Scientist Training Program, NIRT: Active Nanoparticles in Nanostructured Materials Enabling Advances in Renewable Energy and Environmental Remediation, CAREER: Study and Control of the Optoelectronic Properties of Ternary Semiconductor Nanomaterials, Synaptic Plasticity in Hippocampal Mossy Cells, local circuits in the olfactory bulb
OpenAlex ID: W2160343974