What is it about?
The paper systematically reviews the current state-of-art of optogenetics in the nonhuman primate with an emphasis on behavioral manipulation.
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Why is it important?
Given their neuroanatomical similarities to humans and their ability to perform complex behaviors, the nonhuman primate has been an important model for understanding complex systems such as sensory processing, motor control, social interaction, and nervous system disorders. Optogenetics offers cell-type specific neural control with millisecond precision, making it a powerful neural modulation technique. Combining optogenetics with the nonhuman primate model promises to lead to significant advances in both basic and applied research.
Perspectives
This paper provides an accurate snapshot of the current status in this emerging research field and should be quite helpful for researchers entering this field.
Ji Dai
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This page is a summary of: Behavioral Manipulation by Optogenetics in the Nonhuman Primate, The Neuroscientist, September 2017, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1073858417728459.
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