Shedding Light on Living Cells

Restoring Visual Function to Blind Mice with a Photoswitch that Exploits Electrophysiological Remodeling of Retinal Ganglion Cells

(2014) Ivan Tochitsky et al.   NEURON

A Polymer Optoelectronic Interface Provides Visual Cues to a Blind Retina

(2013) Vini Gautam et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

The Rise of Organic Bioelectronics

(2013) Jonathan Rivnay et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Holographically patterned activation using photo-absorber induced neural–thermal stimulation

(2013) Nairouz Farah et al.   Journal of Neural Engineering

Connectomic reconstruction of the inner plexiform layer in the mouse retina

(2013) Moritz Helmstaedter et al.   NATURE

A transparent organic transistor structure for bidirectional stimulation and recording of primary neurons

(2013) Valentina Benfenati et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

A polymer optoelectronic interface restores light sensitivity in blind rat retinas

(2013) Diego Ghezzi et al.   Nature Photonics

Infrared neural stimulation of primary visual cortex in non-human primates

(2013) Jonathan M. Cayce et al.   NEUROIMAGE

Optogenetic Inhibition of Synaptic Release with Chromophore-Assisted Light Inactivation (CALI)

(2013) John Y. Lin et al.   NEURON

A light addressable electrode with a TiO2 nanocrystalline film for localized electrical stimulation of cultured neurons

(2013) Jun Suzurikawa et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL

In vivo recordings of brain activity using organic transistors

(2013) Dion Khodagholy et al.   Nature Communications

Cortical responses elicited by photovoltaic subretinal prostheses exhibit similarities to visually evoked potentials

(2013) Yossi Mandel et al.   Nature Communications

Transient and selective suppression of neural activity with infrared light

(2013) Austin R. Duke et al.   Scientific Reports

Photostimulation of Whole-Cell Conductance in Primary Rat Neocortical Astrocytes Mediated by Organic Semiconducting Thin Films

(2013) Valentina Benfenati et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

Organic semiconductors for artificial vision

(2013) N. Martino et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Are Quantum Dots Toxic? Exploring the Discrepancy Between Cell Culture and Animal Studies

(2012) Kim M. Tsoi et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Optogenetics and Psychiatry: Applications, Challenges, and Opportunities

(2012) Karl Deisseroth   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

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

(2012) E. S. Albert et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Characteristics of laser stimulation by near infrared pulses of retinal and vestibular primary neurons

(2012) Jean-Michel Bec et al.   LASERS IN SURGERY AND MEDICINE

Solar cells for the blind

(2012) Eberhart Zrenner   Nature Photonics

Photovoltaic retinal prosthesis with high pixel density

(2012) Keith Mathieson et al.   Nature Photonics

Optogenetic investigation of neural circuits underlying brain disease in animal models

(2012) Kay M. Tye et al.   NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE

Photochemical Restoration of Visual Responses in Blind Mice

(2012) Aleksandra Polosukhina et al.   NEURON

Infrared light excites cells by changing their electrical capacitance

(2012) Mikhail G. Shapiro et al.   Nature Communications

Remote switching of cellular activity and cell signaling using light in conjunction with quantum dots

(2012) Katherine Lugo et al.   Biomedical Optics Express

Photoactivation of neurons by laser-generated local heating

(2012) Benjamin Migliori et al.   AIP Advances

Optogenetic approaches to restoring visual function in retinitis pigmentosa

(2011) Volker Busskamp et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROBIOLOGY

Infrared photostimulation of the crista ampullaris

(2011) Suhrud M. Rajguru et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

Single-Pixel, Single-Layer Polymer Device as a Tricolor Sensor with Signals Mimicking Natural Photoreceptors

(2011) Vini Gautam et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

A hybrid bioorganic interface for neuronal photoactivation

(2011) Diego Ghezzi et al.   Nature Communications

Dynamics of Bulk Polymer Heterostructure/Electrolyte Devices

(2010) Vini Gautam et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

High-performance genetically targetable optical neural silencing by light-driven proton pumps

(2010) Brian Y. Chow et al.   NATURE

Remote control of ion channels and neurons through magnetic-field heating of nanoparticles

(2010) Heng Huang et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Glutamate co-release at GABA/glycinergic synapses is crucial for the refinement of an inhibitory map

(2010) Jihyun Noh et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Optical pacing of the embryonic heart

(2010) M. W. Jenkins et al.   Nature Photonics

Wireless Activation of Neurons in Brain Slices Using Nanostructured Semiconductor Photoelectrodes

(2009) Yixin Zhao et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A hybrid solid-liquid polymer photodiode for the bioenvironment

(2009) M. R. Antognazza et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Activation of microglia by neuronal activity: Results from a new in vitro paradigm based on neuronal-silicon interfacing technology

(2009) Johanna Hung et al.   BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY

Light-Addressed Stimulation Under $\hbox{Ca}^{\bf 2+}$ Imaging of Cultured Neurons

(2009) J. Suzurikawa et al.   IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Spatiotemporal control of cell signalling using a light-switchable protein interaction

(2009) Anselm Levskaya et al.   NATURE

Temporally precise in vivo control of intracellular signalling

(2009) Raag D. Airan et al.   NATURE

Laser Stimulation of Auditory Neurons: Effect of Shorter Pulse Duration and Penetration Depth

(2008) Agnella D. Izzo et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Green laser light (532nm) activates a chloride current in the C1 neuron of Helix aspersa

(2008) Peter J. Reece et al.   NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS