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A friend sent me this regarding research at M.I.T.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140629142117.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fstrange_science+%28Strange+%26+Offbeat+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Engineers have now developed the first light-sensitive molecule that enables neurons to be silenced noninvasively, using a light source outside the skull. This noninvasive approach could pave the way to using optogenetics in human patients to treat epilepsy and other neurological disorders.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140629142117.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fstrange_science+%28Strange+%26+Offbeat+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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