Optogenetics: development and applicationNeuroscientists are trying to gain a better understanding of severe mental disorders such as depression, autism, schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease. Optogenetics is a precise new way to analyze the brain circuits underpinning mammalian behavior. As a bioengineering research technique, it may be able to obtain insights into how nervous cells ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Big Thinking: The Power of NanoscienceBerkeley Lab scientists reveal how nanoscience will bring us cleaner energy, faster computers, and improved medicine.
Anyone can help discover new stuff in Galaxy Zoo- but why do people bother in the first place? Dr. Raddick responds with some unexpected insight into why people donate their time for open science and what they have discovered through the process. More than 250,000 people have taken part in ...
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