Optogenetics is an experimental method in biological research that combines optics and genetics to control events in cells of living animal tissue using light. Optogenetics allows researchers to use light to turn cells on or off with a high level of precision and resolution. Thus, it can be used not only to control specific behaviors in animals, such as triggering or blocking fear or pain responses, but also to thereby deduce the contributions of individual cells to those behaviors.
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