The resources below were selected by Patrick Rothwell, Stephanie Craigg, and Yevgenia Kozorovitsky, faculty from Module 3 of SfN’s Optogenetics Training Series. These resources supplement their presentations, Optogenetic Applications in Acute Brain Slices and Nuts and Bolts of Ex Vivo Optogenetics Experiments. Use these resources to better understand appropriate applications and key concepts of designing and interpreting optogenetic experiments using ex vivo preparations.

The resources below were selected by Lisa Gunaydin, D. Paola Calderon, and Aryn Gittis, faculty from Module 4 of SfN’s Optogenetics Training Series. These resources supplement their presentations, In Vivo Applications of Optogenetics and Nuts and Bolts of In Vivo Optogenetic Experiments. Use these resources to better understand appropriate applications and key concepts of designing and interpreting optogenetics experiments using in vivo preparations.

In this video panel discussion, Stephan Lammel, Karel Svoboda, and David Kupferschmidt answer questions related to their Module 8 presentations. Topics include assessing potential channelrhodopsin induced toxicity, determining direct versus circuit effects of optogenetic manipulation, reliability of wireless optogenetic hardware, and others. Visit the Community forum for all eight modules to share your insights and best practices, ask questions, and engage with other training series’ participants.

In this video, Fred Etoc discusses his research using organoids to study the developing brain.