Scientific Frontline3d ago
Visual perception is the result of orderly, stepwise computations in the mammalian brain, where specific cortical neurons construct complex visual information from broadly tuned neural inputs. This step-by-step processing allows the brain to selectively respond to distinct visual features, such as edges, contrast, and object orientation.
#Neuroscience #Neurobiology #Optogenetics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/ns04022601.html
Proof for theory of visual perception

A scientific dispute spanning six decades about fundamental mechanisms of visual perception in mammals has now been settled.

Scientific Frontline6d ago
The tegmentum region in the zebrafish midbrain integrates light signals from both the eyes and the pineal organ (the "third eye") to coordinate spatial orientation. This neural integration allows the fish to adjust its up-and-down swimming behavior based on the specific wavelengths of ambient environmental light.
#Neuroscience #MarineBiology #Photobiology #Optogenetics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/ns03302601.html
Two organs, one brain area: How fish orientate themselves in the water

A brain region integrates input from the eyes and the ‘third eye’ in fish to help them orientate themselves

Knowledge Zone6d ago

#KnowledgeByte: #Optogenetics is a biological technique that combines genetics and optics to control the activity of individual, light-sensitive neurons or cells in living tissue with high temporal precision (milliseconds).

https://knowledgezone.co.in/posts/What-Is-Optogenetics-69c75e2bed7bb4a10503e223

KillBaitMar 10

Researchers Develop Light-Controlled Protein Evolution for Dynamic Cellular Functions

📰 Original title: Light-guided evolution creates proteins that can switch, sense, and compute

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#science #proteins #optogenetics #evolution

Researchers Develop Light-Controlled Protein Evolution for Dynamic Cellular Functions

Scientists at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne have developed a novel method called ‘optovolution’ that uses light to guide the evolution of proteins with dynamic behaviors.

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The vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺Dec 29
Evaluation of lipid nanoparticles as vehicles for optogenetic delivery in primary cortical neurons www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/18... #optogenetics, gene therapy without viruses; #BCI #NeuroTech
The vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺Dec 29
Evaluation of lipid nanoparticles as vehicles for optogenetic delivery in primary cortical neurons https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/18/1/4 #optogenetics, gene therapy without viruses; #BCI #NeuroTech
The Last American VagabondDec 17
DARPA's "Generative Optogenetics" Program Is All That We've Feared & Held Hostage By Geoengineering https://www.thelastamericanvagabond.com/darpa-optogenetics-geoengineering/ #TheDailyWrapUp #DARPA #Optogenetics #Magnetogenetics #Geoengineering
The vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺Dec 1
#Zhongmou wins U.S. #FDA clearance for China's first optogenetic human trials www.linkedin.com/pulse/zhongm... using ZM-02 for treating advanced retinitis pigmentosa; #RP #blindness #opsin #optogenetics #PRISM

Zhongmou Wins U.S. FDA Clearan...
Zhongmou Wins U.S. FDA Clearance for China’s First Optogenetic Human Trials

ZM-02 becomes the first China-origin optogenetic therapy authorized for U.S.

The vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺Dec 1

#Zhongmou wins U.S. #FDA clearance for China's first optogenetic human trials https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/zhongmou-wins-us-fda-clearance-chinas-first-optogenetic-k1vte/ using ZM-02 for treating advanced retinitis pigmentosa; #RP #blindness #opsin #optogenetics #PRISM

"By bypassing damaged rod and cones, this mutation-agonistic approach is being developed for advanced retinal diseases, including retinitis pigmentosa and geographic atrophy (GA) in age-related macular degeneration."

Zhongmou Wins U.S. FDA Clearance for China’s First Optogenetic Human Trials

ZM-02 becomes the first China-origin optogenetic therapy authorized for U.S.

The vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺Nov 28
Advantages of human opsins in optogenetic visual restoration https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnins.2025.1725264/full #optogenetics #BCI #NeuroTech
Frontiers | Advantages of human opsins in optogenetic visual restoration

Optogenetic vision restoration has progressed from proof-of-concept to early clinical testing, yet most programmes rely on microbial channels that demand hig...

Frontiers