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  • Carefully crafted light pulses used to control neuron activity

    Nov 20, 2017 11:30 am by Liz Ahlberg TouchstoneResearch
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    Chemists have used 'coherent control' light beams to regulate chemical reactions, but this study is the first demonstration of using them to control function in a living cell