A multimodal microtool for spatially controlled infrared neural stimulation in the deep brain tissue

Infrared light excites cells by changing their electrical capacitance

Mikhail G. Shapiro, Kazuaki Homma, Sebastian Villarreal et al. · Nature Communications · 2012 · 621 citations · Full text

Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics +12

Biophysical Mechanisms of Transient Optical Stimulation of Peripheral Nerve

Jonathon Wells, Chris Kao, Peter E. Konrad et al. · Biophysical Journal · 2007 · 390 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biophysics, Neuroscience +10

Multi‐array silicon probes with integrated optical fibers: light‐assisted perturbation and recording of local neural circuits in the behaving animal

Sébastien Royer, Boris V. Zemelman, Mladen Barbic et al. · European Journal of Neuroscience · 2010 · 253 citations · Full text

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TRPV4 channels mediate the infrared laser-evoked response in sensory neurons

Emmanuelle S. Albert, Gilles Desmadryl, Karim Chekroud et al. · Journal of Neurophysiology · 2012 · 235 citations

Life Sciences, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +17

An implantable neural probe with monolithically integrated dielectric waveguide and recording electrodes for optogenetics applications

Fan Wu, Eran Stark, Maesoon Im et al. · Journal of Neural Engineering · 2013 · 201 citations · Full text

Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Neuroscience +17