Segment-specific optogenetic stimulation in Drosophila melanogaster with linear arrays of organic light-emitting diodes

Caroline Murawski; Stefan R. Pulver; Malte C. Gather

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-20013-6

Nature Communications (Dec 2020)

Segment-specific optogenetic stimulation in Drosophila melanogaster with linear arrays of organic light-emitting diodes

Caroline Murawski,
Stefan R. Pulver,
Malte C. Gather

Affiliations

Caroline Murawski: Organic Semiconductor Centre and Centre of Biophotonics, SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews
Stefan R. Pulver: School of Psychology and Neuroscience and Centre of Biophotonics, University of St Andrews
Malte C. Gather: Organic Semiconductor Centre and Centre of Biophotonics, SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20013-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) can offer an attractive approach for providing light stimulation in high-throughput optogenetics. Here, the authors report a microstructured OLED array that provides local photo-stimulation in Drosophil a melanogaster larvae for controlled motor responses.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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