title: Optogenetics in psychiatry: The light ahead.
abstract: Complexities of the human mind have been beyond the scope of understanding because a intricate neuronal network and difficulty in specific localization and assessment of area responsible for a specific behavior; more so in a freely moving living being. Optogenetics off late has been able to address this issue to great extent and holds promises for future. Relevant literatures in this direction were looked into and the salient aspects of this science is being discussed here with specific relevance to psychiatry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Jyoti
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shashikumar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
keywords: Depression; optogenetics; psychiatry; psychophysiology; schizophrenia