Monday, March 8, 2010

Optogenetics - A Fast Growing Niche In The Internet World

By Allen Cleveland

The world is changing with new inventions and technologies. Various new terms, concepts and phenomenon are now receiving great attention with the help of which we can really invent new drugs and medicines. One such new phenomenon is about the Optogenetics with the help of which doctors can treat various critical diseases.

You would be surprised to know that researchers have found out a way through which they can find out more about the functions of the brain. Optogenetics is known as the lighting up of the brain and this process is conducted by passing optic fiber lights through the skull. Fiber optic lights are used during festivals for decorations and they are also used for signs and signals.

In this article, I would mainly like to give you more information regarding Optogenetics.

1. Need for Optogenetics

You will see that these days more and more people are searching for this niche on the internet because with the help of this concept one can really find about the working of the human brain. Doctors and researchers know very little about some critical diseases like Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and Epilepsy that is why the drugs which are used for curing them treat the whole brain instead to treating the particular area that is affected by the disease. Chemicals and medicines which are given to patients for these diseases can really be harmful for them in the long run.

2. Experiments and tests

Optogenetics has not been used on humans yet and it will take at least five years to develop it completely. In the present time doctors are conducting their researches on rats, monkeys, donkeys and worms. After testing on animals it has been proven that this concept can really be very beneficial for treating patients who are suffering from the Parkinson's disease.

3. Working of Optogenetics

Optogenetics is used on certain brain cells and neurons to achieve the required results. The nerve cells and neurons in the brain are responsible for movement, speech, motions and muscles and for spending messages from one part of the body to the other.

4. It is not a relatively new concept

It is not a relatively new concept, in fact it has been developed from various old techniques and methods that have been used by the doctors since many years. During Optogenetics an electrical current is passed through the skull which helps the doctors to locate the brain cells which are responsible for specific diseases.

Well these are some important points that you most known about the relatively new concept of Optogenetics.

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