Definition of "optogenetic" [optogenetic]

• Describing any of several techniques in which optical technology is used to form images of genetically targeted proteins or neurons (adjective)

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• "The project will explore the use of a new generation of 'optogenetic' devices small enough to be implanted in the brain, where they would simulate the function of damaged tissue."
• "Dylan Clyne is a researcher who was involved in some of the first optogenetic experiments at Yale."
• "That meant converting optogenetic research into a practical technology."