title: [Optogenetics in biological psychiatry].
abstract: Optogenetics, the use of channelrhodopsin: genetically-encodable light-activated proteins, allows the manipulation of specific neural circuit elements with millisecond precision. It has been 10 years since the discovery of channelrhodopsin, and optogenetics is now widely accepted as a powerful tool for addressing causal relationships between neural activity and behavior.
authors.affiliation: Keio University School of Medicine, Department of Neuropsychiatry Laboratory of Emotional Control and Therapy.
authors.forename: Kenji F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.affiliation: Keio University School of Medicine, Department of Neuropsychiatry Laboratory of Emotional Control and Therapy.
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takata
authors.affiliation: Keio University School of Medicine, Department of Neuropsychiatry Laboratory of Emotional Control and Therapy.
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mimura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000075402:Channelrhodopsins; D051379:Mice; D062308:Optogenetics / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000075402:Channelrhodopsins