| The world is changing with new inventions and | | | | run. |
| technologies. Various new terms, concepts and | | | | 2. Experiments and tests |
| phenomenon are now receiving great attention with | | | | Optogenetics has not been used on humans yet and |
| the help of which we can really invent new drugs and | | | | it will take at least five years to develop it |
| medicines. One such new phenomenon is about the | | | | completely. In the present time doctors are |
| Optogenetics with the help of which doctors can | | | | conducting their researches on rats, monkeys, |
| treat various critical diseases. | | | | donkeys and worms. After testing on animals it has |
| You would be surprised to know that researchers | | | | been proven that this concept can really be very |
| have found out a way through which they can find | | | | beneficial for treating patients who are suffering from |
| out more about the functions of the brain. | | | | the Parkinson's disease. |
| Optogenetics is known as the lighting up of the brain | | | | 3. Working of Optogenetics |
| and this process is conducted by passing optic fiber | | | | Optogenetics is used on certain brain cells and |
| lights through the skull. Fiber optic lights are used | | | | neurons to achieve the required results. The nerve |
| during festivals for decorations and they are also | | | | cells and neurons in the brain are responsible for |
| used for signs and signals. | | | | movement, speech, motions and muscles and for |
| In this article, I would mainly like to give you more | | | | spending messages from one part of the body to |
| information regarding Optogenetics. | | | | the other. |
| 1. Need for Optogenetics | | | | 4. It is not a relatively new concept |
| You will see that these days more and more people | | | | It is not a relatively new concept, in fact it has been |
| are searching for this niche on the internet because | | | | developed from various old techniques and methods |
| with the help of this concept one can really find | | | | that have been used by the doctors since many |
| about the working of the human brain. Doctors and | | | | years. During Optogenetics an electrical current is |
| researchers know very little about some critical | | | | passed through the skull which helps the doctors to |
| diseases like Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and Epilepsy that | | | | locate the brain cells which are responsible for specific |
| is why the drugs which are used for curing them | | | | diseases. |
| treat the whole brain instead to treating the particular | | | | Well these are some important points that you most |
| area that is affected by the disease. Chemicals and | | | | known about the relatively new concept of |
| medicines which are given to patients for these | | | | Optogenetics. |
| diseases can really be harmful for them in the long | | | | |