title: Optogenetic manipulation of neural circuitry in vivo.
abstract: Recent advances in optogenetics have permitted investigations of specific cell types in the nervous system with unprecedented precision and control. This review will discuss the use of optogenetic techniques in the study of mammalian neural circuitry in vivo, as well as practical and theoretical considerations in their application.
authors.affiliation: Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: Alexxai V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Kravitz
authors.forename: Anatol C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Kreitzer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005821:Genetic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000502:physiology; D009420:Nervous System / Q000166:cytology; D009474:Neurons / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*; D055095:Optics and Photonics / Q000379:methods*