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Science & ResearchAug 16, 2026

Zapit: Open Source Laser-Scanning Photostimulation For Neuroscience

Optogenetic tools are indispensable for understanding the causal neural mechanisms underlying animal behavior.

Optogenetic tools are indispensable for understanding the causal neural mechanisms underlying animal behavior. Opsins provide millisecond-precision control over genetically defined neural populations, but this is critically dependent on associated hardware and software for…

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