Principal Investigator: John Yu-Luen Lin
Neuroscience at UCSD
Title: “Optogenetic mapping of synaptic activity and control of intracellular signaling”
BRAIN Category: Large-Scale Recording-Modulation – New Technologies (RFA NS-14-007)

Dr. Lin’s team will create molecules that, when they are triggered by a pulse of light, allow scientists to test for communication between neurons in specific circuits of the brain.