FROM SPINE TO BRAIN Shown is a recording of the brain activity of a rat with Parkinson’s symptoms before (above) and after (below) spinal cord electrical stimulation. IMAGE CREDIT: FuentesLIGHT THERAPY Using a new technique called optogenetics, Stanford University researchers used light-activated proteins with fiber optics to help mice with Parkinson’s-like symptoms move more easily and quickly.
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