Micro- and nanotechnologies for optical neural interfaces

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Leonardo eSileo¹  Ferruccio ePisanello¹  Massimo eDe Vittorio² 

[1] Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia;Università del Salento;

关键词: Nanoparticles;    Nanotechnology;    Optical Fibers;    optogenetics;    Neural Interfaces;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fnins.2016.00070

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In last decade, the possibility to optically interface with the mammalian brain in vivo has allowed unprecedented investigation of functional connectivity of neural circuitry. Together with new genetic and molecular techniques to optically trigger and monitor neural activity, a new generation of optical neural interfaces is being developed, mainly thanks to the exploitation of both bottom-up and top-down nanofabrication approaches. This review discusses the role of nanotechnologies for optical neural interfaces, with particular emphasis on new devices and methodologies for optogenetic control of neural activity and unconventional methods for detection and triggering of action potentials using optically-active colloidal nanoparticles.

【 授权许可】

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