Neuromodulation at MIT (Boyden); optogenetics : the website for the Synthetic Neurobiology Group

Tools for precision control of neural circuits and complex biological processes

Boyden leads the Synthetic Neurobiology Group
http://syntheticneurobiology.org/people/display/71/11

Activities roughly between 1995 and 2008, and will become increasingly obsolete over time: http://edboyden.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Boyden

--------projects (DATA@ dec 2011)

Optogenetic molecular reagents enabling control of the activity of targeted neurons and biological functions with light

Optogenetic hardware and systems for control of neural circuits and biological functions with light

Tools for observing and analyzing neural circuit computations and dynamics

Recording and data analysis technologies for observing and analyzing neural circuit dynamics

Exploratory technologies for understanding neural circuits

The analysis and engineering of brain circuit dynamics and function

Understanding how neural circuits compute, drive behaviors, yield brain disorders, and can serve as therapeutic targets

Direct engineering and testing of novel therapeutic platforms for treatment of brain disorders

Ref:
http://syntheticneurobiology.org/projects