title: Optical excitation yin and yang.
abstract: A halorhodopsin can function as the yin to channelrhodopsin-2's yang for photoinducible control of neuronal activity.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Evanko
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006216:Halobacteriaceae; D025602:Halorhodopsins / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D025602:Halorhodopsins