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Gero Miesenboeck riorganizza un cervello.

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Nella tentativo di tracciare una mappa topografica del cervello, molti scienziati si sono cimentati nel compito incredibilmente scoraggiante di registrare l'attivita' di ogni singolo neurone. Geo Miesenboek lavora al contrario - manipolando specifici neuroni per capire esattamente cosa fanno, attraverso una serie di sbalorditivi esperimenti che riorganizzano il modo in cui le mosche da frutta percepiscono la luce.

Using light and a little genetic engineering -- optogenetics -- Gero Miesenboeck has developed a way to control how living nerve cells work, and advanced understanding of how the brain controls behavior. Full bio »

Translated into Italian by Vincenzo Politi
Reviewed by Daniele Berti
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