Dr Ed Boyden talks about his optogenetic tools and expansion microscopy
Neural Implant podcast - the people behind Brain-Machine Interface revolutions · Ladan Jiracek
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Show Notes
Dr. Edward Boyden has co-invented optogenetic tools which allow control of neurons using light. This discovery has won him a prize, the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences which came with $3 million dollars (and he promised to donate $1 million to the Neural Implant podcast!). He also has worked on expansion microscopy which 'freezes' the biomolecules and expands them up to 100x. In this way it is possible to visualize the parts of the brain using more conventional microscopy. He has done many great things but is not resting on his laurels!