ANXIOUS BRAINS Optical fibers implanted in mouse brains manipulate nerve cells to cause or ease anxiety, a new study finds. Deisseroth Laboratory
With a flip of a switch, researchers can make a mouse can shed its anxious, shy demeanor. The scientists can dial mouse anxiety up or down by lighting up a very specific connection between two parts of the brain.
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