01-07-2014, 03:35 AM
Optogenetics is involved in tweaking of genes of neurons for making them to become sensitive to light. Technically, Optogenetics technology has been made almost ten years ago from the convergence of optics, genetics, materials science and neuroscience.
Optogenetics has the tendency to allow concise manipulation of brain.Researchers are investigating the factors of optogenetics for treating and comprehending a wide spectrum of brain disorders. These disorders include depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder , Parkinson’s and post-traumatic stress disorder and schizophrenia. Recently, a researcher has confirmed that he had instilled fake memories in optogenetically altered mice which has been applauded by other researchers.
Besides, a physicist holds the view that optogenetics has the ability to alter the way the doctors treat mental disorders. On the contrary, doctors have many contradictions over the use of optogenetics. They say that for treating certain mental disorder , it is of paramount importance to have broader knowledge of neurons overreaction and underactive functions. Thus, researchers have not come up with the gross ideas of treating psychological issues with the help of optogenetics.
Of course researchers are firmed to state that optogenetics has the capability of probing brain in varied ways and symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression Parkinson’s, and other diseases are worth citing examples.
Apart from this, it is perceived that if optogenetics has to work over human beings, it would be used by the wealthy people as this kind of treatment may demand more money which may not be affordable by all and sundry. Yes, successful testing of optical neural control therapy on mice by optogenetics pioneer Ed Boyden clearly opines that the things in this technology are going smoothly and adequately.
Oxford optogenetics pioneer claims to have said that optogenetics can be a mean to determine nerve cell groups which cause certain diseases as targets for medicines. Hence, there is dire need of more experiments for altering the functions of neurons.
Optogenetics has the tendency to allow concise manipulation of brain.Researchers are investigating the factors of optogenetics for treating and comprehending a wide spectrum of brain disorders. These disorders include depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder , Parkinson’s and post-traumatic stress disorder and schizophrenia. Recently, a researcher has confirmed that he had instilled fake memories in optogenetically altered mice which has been applauded by other researchers.
Besides, a physicist holds the view that optogenetics has the ability to alter the way the doctors treat mental disorders. On the contrary, doctors have many contradictions over the use of optogenetics. They say that for treating certain mental disorder , it is of paramount importance to have broader knowledge of neurons overreaction and underactive functions. Thus, researchers have not come up with the gross ideas of treating psychological issues with the help of optogenetics.
Of course researchers are firmed to state that optogenetics has the capability of probing brain in varied ways and symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression Parkinson’s, and other diseases are worth citing examples.
Apart from this, it is perceived that if optogenetics has to work over human beings, it would be used by the wealthy people as this kind of treatment may demand more money which may not be affordable by all and sundry. Yes, successful testing of optical neural control therapy on mice by optogenetics pioneer Ed Boyden clearly opines that the things in this technology are going smoothly and adequately.
Oxford optogenetics pioneer claims to have said that optogenetics can be a mean to determine nerve cell groups which cause certain diseases as targets for medicines. Hence, there is dire need of more experiments for altering the functions of neurons.
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