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This is amazing. A couple of years ago I asked if we were able to use Optogenetics to build a "bridge" over damaged neurons or nerve fibers. Is this technology

• siyer 10y ago
  Specifically in the peripheral nervous system, there's been some work along these lines, primarily in anesthetized experiments, using ChR2-expressing stem cells, which integrate into denervated nerves, and enable optogenetic control of the previously denervated muscles. See here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24700859 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24700859 We wrote a review recently about what's been happening in optogenetics in the peripheral nervous system/spinal cord. That's here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27147590 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27147590