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Exp Neurobiol 2016; 25(5): 205-221
Published online October 31, 2016
https://doi.org/10.5607/en.2016.25.5.205
© The Korean Society for Brain and Neural Sciences
Juwon Bang, Hak Yeong Kim and Hyosang Lee*
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, DGIST, Daegu 42988, Korea
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e-mail: hyosang22@dgist.ac.kr
The brain consists of heterogeneous populations of neuronal and non-neuronal cells. The revelation of their connections and interactions is fundamental to understanding normal brain functions as well as abnormal changes in pathological conditions. Optogenetics and chemogenetics have been developed to allow functional manipulations both
Keywords: optogenetics, chemogenetics, astrocytes, channelrhodopsin, DREADD, gliotransmitter