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Optogenetics: 10 years after ChR2 in neurons—views from the community

On the anniversary of the Boyden et al. (2005) paper that introduced the use of channelrhodopsin in neurons, Nature Neuroscience asks selected members of the community to comment on the utility, impact and future of this important technique.

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Adamantidis, A., Arber, S., Bains, J. et al. Optogenetics: 10 years after ChR2 in neurons—views from the community. Nat Neurosci 18, 1202–1212 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.4106

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