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Optogenetics: Molecules enabling neural control by light

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Sputnik Animation, Ed Boyden, and the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT

Sputnik Animation, Ed Boyden, and the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT

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Functional and topological diversity of LOV domain photoreceptors

Glantz, S.T., Carpenter, E.J., Melkonian, M., Gardner, K.H., Boyden, E.S., Wong, G. K.-S., Chow, B.Y. (2016) Functional and topological diversity of LOV domain photoreceptors, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(11):E1442–E1451.

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Optogenetics and the future of neuroscience

Boyden, E. S. (2015) Optogenetics and the future of neuroscience (Overview, Optogenetics 10th Anniversary Issue), Nature Neuroscience 18:1200–1201.

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Transgenic Mice for Intersectional Targeting of Neural Sensors and Effectors with High Specificity and Performance

Madisen, L., Garner, A.R., Shimaoka, D., Chuong, A.S., Klapoetke, N.C., Li, L., van der Bourg, A., Niino, Y., Egolf, L., Monetti, C., Gu, H., Mills, M., Cheng, A., Tasic, B., Nguyen, T.N., Sunkin, S.M., Benucci, A., Nagy, A., Miyawaki, A., Helmchen, F., Empson, R.M., Knöpfel, T., Boyden, E.S., Reid, R.C., Carandini, M., Zeng, H. (2015) Transgenic Mice for Intersectional Targeting of Neural Sens...

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Optogenetic activation of intracellular adenosine A2A receptor signaling in the hippocampus is sufficient to trigger CREB phosphorylation...

Li P, Rial D, Canas PM, Yoo JH, Li W, Zhou X, Wang Y, van Westen GJ, Payen MP, Augusto E, Gonçalves N, Tomé AR, Li Z, Wu Z, Hou X, Zhou Y, PIJzerman A, Boyden ES, Cunha RA, Qu J, Chen JF (2015) Optogenetic activation of intracellular adenosine A2A receptor signaling in the hippocampus is sufficient to trigger CREB phosphorylation and impair memory, Molecular Psychiatry 20:1339–1349.

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Let there be light

Boyden, E. S. (2014) Let there be light, Scientific American Mind, November/December 2014.

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Noninvasive optical inhibition with a red-shifted microbial rhodopsin

Chuong, A. S., Miri, M. L.*, Busskamp, V.*, Matthews, G.A.C.*, Acker, L.C.*, Soresnsen, A.T., Young, A., Klapoetke, N. C., Henninger, M.A., Kodandaramaiah, S.B., Ogawa, M., Ramanlal, S. B., Bandler, R. C., Allen, B. D., Forest, C.R., Chow, B.Y., Han, X., Lin, Y., Tye, K.M., Roska, B., Cardin, J.A., Boyden, E. S. (2014) Noninvasive optical inhibition with a red-shifted microbial rhodopsin, Natur...

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All-optical electrophysiology in mammalian neurons using engineered microbial rhodopsins

Hochbaum, D.R.*, Zhao, Y.*, Farhi, S.L., Klapoetke, N.C., Werley, C.A., Kapoor, V., Zou, P., Kralj, J.M., Maclaurin, D., Smedemark-Margulies, N., Saulnier, J., Boulting, G.L., Straub, C., Cho, Y., Melkonian, M., Wong, G.K.-S., Harrison, D. J., Murthy, V.N., Sabatini, B., Boyden, E.S.**, Campbell, R.E.**, Cohen, A.E. (2014) All-optical electrophysiology in mammalian neurons using engineered micr...

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Independent Optical Excitation of Distinct Neural Populations

Klapoetke, N. C., Murata, Y., Kim S. S., Pulver, S. R., Birdsey-Benson, A., Cho, Y. K., Morimoto, T. K., Chuong, A. S., Carpenter, E. J., Tian, Z., Wang, J., Xie, Y., Yan, Z., Zhang, Y., Chow, B.Y., Surek, B., Melkonian, M., Jayaraman, V., Constantine-Paton, M., Wong, G. K.*, Boyden, E. S.* (2014) Independent Optical Excitation of Distinct Neural Populations, Nature Methods 11:338–346. (* co-co...

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A fully genetically-encoded protein architecture for optical control of peptide ligand concentration

Schmidt, D., Tillberg, P. W.*, Chen, F.*, Boyden, E. S. (2014) A fully genetically-encoded protein architecture for optical control of peptide ligand concentration, Nature Communications, 5:3019. (* equal contribution)

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Optogenetics and Translational Medicine

Chow, B. Y.* and Boyden, E. S.* (2013) Optogenetics and Translational Medicine, Science Translational Medicine 5(177):177ps5. (* co-corresponding authors)

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Light-Activated Ion Pumps and Channels for Temporally Precise Optical Control of Activity in Genetically Targeted Neurons

Chow, B. Y., Han, X., Bernstein, J. G., Monahan, P. E., Boyden, E. S. (2012) Light-Activated Ion Pumps and Channels for Temporally Precise Optical Control of Activity in Genetically Targeted Neurons, p. 305-338, Neuronal Network Analysis: Concepts and Experimental Approaches, edited by Tommaso Fellin and Michael Halassa,Neuromethods Series Volume 67, Humana Press.

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A toolbox of Cre-dependent optogenetic transgenic mice for light-induced activation and silencing

Madisen, L., Mao, T., Koch, H., Zhuo, J.-m., Berenyi, A., Fujisawa, S., Hsu, Y.-W., Garcia, A. J., Gu, X., Zanella, S., Kidney, J., Gu, H., Mao, Y., Hooks, B. M., Boyden, E. S., Buzsáki, G., Ramirez, J. M., Jones, A. R., Svoboda, K., Han, X., Turner, E. E., Zeng, H. (2012) A toolbox of Cre-dependent optogenetic transgenic mice for light-induced activation and silencing, Nature Neuroscience 15(5):7

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Optogenetics and thermogenetics: technologies for controlling the activity of targeted cells within intact neural circuits

Bernstein, J. G., Garrity, P. A.*, Boyden, E. S.* (2012) Optogenetics and thermogenetics: technologies for controlling the activity of targeted cells within intact neural circuits, Current Opinion in Neurobiology 22(1):61-71. (* co-corresponding authors)

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Genetically encoded molecular tools for light-driven silencing of targeted neurons

Chow B.Y., Han, X., Boyden, E. S. (2012) Genetically encoded molecular tools for light-driven silencing of targeted neurons, Progress in Brain Research 196:49-61.

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Tools for observing and controlling specific molecular or physiological pathways in intact cells and tissues

Knopfel, T., Boyden, E. S. (2012) Tools for observing and controlling specific molecular or physiological pathways in intact cells and tissues. Preface, Progress in Brain Research 196:vii–viii.

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Optogenetic tools for analyzing the neural circuits of behavior

Bernstein, J. G., Boyden, E. S. (2011) Optogenetic tools for analyzing the neural circuits of behavior, Trends in Cognitive Sciences 15(12):592-600.

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Optogenetics: Using Light to Control the Brain

Boyden ES. (2011) Optogenetics: using light to control the brain, Cerebrum 2011:16.

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A gene-fusion strategy for stoichiometric and co-localized expression of light-gated membrane proteins

Kleinlogel, S., Terpitz, U., Legrum, B., Gokbuget, D., Boyden, E. S., Bamann, C., Wood, P. G., Bamberg, E. (2011) A gene-fusion strategy for stoichiometric and co-localized expression of light-gated membrane proteins, Nature Methods 8(12):1083-1088.

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Towards Optogenetic Sensory Replacement

Doroudchi, M. M., Greenberg, K. P., Zorzos, A. N., Hauswirth, W. W., Fonstad, C. G., Horsager, A., Boyden, E. S. (2011) Towards Optogenetic Sensory Replacement, Conference Proceedings of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 2011:3139-41.

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Acute optogenetic silencing of orexin/hypocretin neurons induces slow wave sleep in mice

Tsunematsu, T., Kilduff, T., Boyden, E. S., Takahashi, S., Tominaga, M., Yamanaka, A. (2011) Acute optogenetic silencing of orexin/hypocretin neurons induces slow wave sleep in mice, Journal of Neuroscience 31(29): 10529-10539.

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The Birth of Optogenetics

Boyden, E. S. (2011) The Birth of Optogenetics, The Scientist, July 2011 Issue. (Cover Story.)

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Synthetic Physiology

Chow, B. Y. and Boyden, E. S. (2011) Synthetic Physiology, Science 332(6037):1508-1509.

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A history of optogenetics: the development of tools for controlling brain circuits with light

Boyden, E.S. (2011) A history of optogenetics: the development of tools for controlling brain circuits with light, F1000 Biology Reports 3:11.

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A high-light sensitivity optical neural silencer: development, and application to optogenetic control of nonhuman primate cortex

Han, X.*, Chow, B. Y.*, Zhou, H., Klapoetke, N. C., Chuong, A., Rajimehr, R., Yang, A., Baratta, M. V., Winkle, J., Desimone, R., Boyden, E. S. (2011) A high-light sensitivity optical neural silencer: development and application to optogenetic control of non-human primate cortex, Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience 5:18. (* co-first authors)

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Synthetic Physiology: Strategies for Adapting Tools from Nature for Genetically-Targeted Control of Fast Biological Processes

Chow, B. Y.*, Chuong, A. S. *, Klapoetke, N. C. *, Boyden, E. S. (2011) Synthetic Physiology: Strategies for Adapting Tools from Nature for Genetically-Targeted Control of Fast Biological Processes, Methods in Enzymology 497:425-43. (* co-first authors)

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Optogenetics

Boyden, E. S. (2011) Optogenetics. 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC ’11).

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Toward the Second Generation of Optogenetic Tools

Knopfel, T., Lin, M. Z., Levskaya, A., Tian, L., Lin, J. Y., Boyden, E. S. (2010) Toward the Second Generation of Optogenetic Tools, Journal of Neuroscience 30(45):14998-15004.

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Controlling the brain with light

Boyden, E. S. (2010) Controlling the Brain with Light. SPIE Newsroom. 6/10/2010.

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Defining An Algorithm For Inventing From Nature

Boyden, E. S. and Chow, B. Y. (2010) "Defining An Algorithm For Inventing From Nature." Column, Technology Review. 1/19/2010.

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

Chow, B. Y.*, Han, X.*, Dobry, A. S., Qian, X., Chuong, A. S., Li, M., Henninger, M. A., Belfort, G. M., Lin, Y., Monahan, P. E., Boyden, E. S. (2010) High-performance genetically targetable optical neural silencing by light- driven proton pumps, Nature 463:98-102. (* co-first authors)

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Molecular Tools for Controlling Brain Circuits with Light

Boyden, E. S. (2010) "Molecular Tools for Controlling Brain Circuits with Light," Eppendorf and Science Prize for Neurobiology Competition Essay, Science Magazine.

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Informational Lesions: Optical Perturbation of Spike Timing and Neural Synchrony Via Microbial Opsin Gene Fusions

Han X., Qian X., Stern P., Chuong A. and Boyden E.S. (2009) Informational Lesions: Optical Perturbation of Spike Timing and Neural Synchrony Via Microbial Opsin Gene Fusions, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience 2:12.

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High-speed mapping of synaptic connectivity using photostimulation in channelrhodopsin-2 transgenic mice

Wang, H., Peca, J., Matsusaki, M., Matsusaki, K., Noguchi, J., Qiu, L., Wang, D., Zhang, F., Boyden, E. S., Deisseroth, K., Kasai, H., Hall, W. C., Feng, G., Augustine, G. J. (2007) High-speed mapping of synaptic connectivity using photostimulation in channelrhodopsin-2 transgenic mice, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104(19):8143-848.

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Multiple-color optical activation, silencing, and desynchronization of neural activity, with single-spike temporal resolution

Han, X. and Boyden, E. S. (2007) Multiple-color optical activation, silencing, and desynchronization of neural activity, with single-spike temporal resolution, PLoS ONE 2(3): p. e299.

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Channelrhodopsin-2 and optical control of excitable cells

Zhang, F., Wang, L.-P., Boyden, E. S., Deisseroth, K. (2006) Optical control of excitable cells and Channelrhodopsin-2, Nature Methods 3(10):785-92.

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Millisecond-timescale, genetically-targeted optical control of neural activity

Boyden, E. S., Zhang, F., Bamberg, E., Nagel, G., Deisseroth, K. (2005) Millisecond-timescale, genetically-targeted optical control of neural activity, Nature Neuroscience 8(9):1263-1268.