Neuroscientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a powerful new class of tools to reversibly shut down brain activity using different colors of light. When targeted to specific neurons, they could potentially lead to new treatments for abnormal brain activity associated with disorders including chronic pain, epilepsy, brain injury and Parkinson’s disease. Such disorders could best be treated by silencing, rather than stimulating abnormal brain activity..

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New Tools Use Light To Turn Off Brain Cells And Possibly Treat Brain Disorders

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