Optogenetics has been applied primarily as a research tool for controlling select cells with light, often with millisecond-scale precision. In this way, optogenetics allows researchers to establish cause-and-effect relationships between the activation or inhibition of specific molecules or pathways in cells and actions that affect factors such as behavior, memory, or sensation.
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