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Optical and chemical discoveries recognized for impact on biology and psychiatry
Author(s) -
Deisseroth Karl
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.15252/embr.201744405
Subject(s) - optogenetics , neuroscience , depression (economics) , cognitive science , nanotechnology , chemistry , psychiatry , psychology , materials science , economics , macroeconomics
Karl Deisseroth was awarded the 2017 quadrennial 4 million euro Else Kröner Fresenius Prize today for the “discoveries of optogenetics and of hydrogel‐tissue chemistry, and for developing circuit‐level insight into depression”. In this opinion, he was invited to discuss the impact of optogenetics and hydrogel‐tissue chemistry [1][Kim C, 2017][2][Deisseroth K, 2015][3][Deisseroth K, 2010][4][Warden M, 2012][5][Ferenczi E, 2016][6][Deisseroth K, 2014][7][Kim C, 2016][8][Deisseroth K, 2016][9][Chung K, 2013][10][Ye L, 2016] on understanding the structure and function of the brain in health and disease.