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Optogenetic Stimulation of Escape Behavior in Drosophila melanogaster
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January 25, 2013
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Genetically encoded optogenetic tools enable noninvasive manipulation of specific neurons in the Drosophila brain. Such tools can identify neurons whose activation is sufficient to elicit or suppress particular behaviors. Here we present a method for activating Channelrhodopsin2 that is expressed in targeted neurons in freely walking flies.
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de Vries, S. E., Clandinin, T. Optogenetic Stimulation of Escape Behavior in Drosophila melanogaster. J. Vis. Exp. (71), e50192, doi:10.3791/50192 (2013).
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