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16 May 2011
A light switch for neurons: Ed Boyden on TED.com
Ed Boyden shows how, by inserting genes for light-sensitive proteins into brain cells, he can selectively activate or de-activate specific neurons with fiber-optic implants. With this unprecedented level of control, he’s managed to cure mice of analogs of PTSD and certain forms of blindness. On the horizon: neural prosthetics. (Recorded at TED2011, March 2011, in Long Beach, CA. Duration: 18:24)
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paula Esguerra
It is amazing. I think this is good news for the blind. Atleast they are given a chance to see the world the way we see it.
Paula