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Gero Miesenboeck prestavuje mozog

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V snahe zmapovať mozog sa mnohí vedci rozhodli pre neuveriteľne namáhavú úlohu - zaznamenať aktivitu všetkých neurónov. Gero Miesenboeck to robí opačne, manipulue špecifickými neurónmi, aby zistil, čo presne robia. V ohromujúcich experimentoch zmení spôsob, ktorým octomilka vníma svetlo.

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 Slovak by Katarina Kesselova
Reviewed by Martin Francis Gilbert Máik
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