Genetically engineered ‘Magneto’ protein remotely controls brain and behaviour

Genetically engineered ‘Magneto’ protein remotely controls brain and behaviour

 

Genetically engineered ‘Magneto’ protein remotely controls brain and behaviour

Researchers in the United States have developed a new method for controlling the brain circuits associated with complex animal behaviours, using genetic engineering to create a magnetised protein that activates specific groups of nerve cells from a distance. Understanding how the brain generates behaviour is one of the ultimate goals of neuroscience – and one of its most difficult questions.

 

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