This condition can be caused by a variety of things and it can be present at birth or acquired through a lifetime. Famous people with it include Hellen Keller and Stevie Wonder.
What is blindness?
100
This leading optogenetic researcher works at MIT and is involved in promoting optogenetics among non-specialists.
Who is Edward Boyden?
100
This science is aided by optogenetics due to the work with the bacterial DNA found in certain algae implanted into the human brain.
What is genetics?
200
This disorder is a mental disorder that can be present in former military members. It can be difficult to identify its presence unless it is triggered in the subject.
What is post-traumatic stress disorder?
200
This €1 million prize was given to 6 leading researchers for their work in the field of neurology in 2013 (optogenetics in particular).
What is The Brain Prize?
200
This science is developing the ability to describe the functions of specific neurons with the help of optogenetics. Scientists are developing the ability to control the chemical signals sent from one neuron to another.
What is neuroscience?
300
This disorder affects the emotions and feeling of millions of Americans every day. Many drugs for it are advertised on television.
What is depression?
300
This leading researcher of optogenetics at Oxford University does most of his work with fruit flies.
Who is Gero Miesenböck?
300
Research suggests that optogenetics will be able to aid in the treatment of many diseases/disorders found in this science. Included in this list are: Schizophrenia, Autism, PTSD, Parkinson's Disease, and depression.
What is psychiatry?
400
This mental disorder is one that is first noticed in children around the age of 2. It is a developmental disorder that affects information processing. 1 in 88 children in America currently suffer from this.
What is Autism?
400
This leading researcher of optogenetics works at Stanford University and for the CLARITY project.
Who is Karl Deisseroth?
400
The delivery method of the DNA into the brain connects optogenetics and this science. Optogenetics provides an alternate method than what is traditionally used based on this science. Optogenetics could replace some of the benefits of this science.
What is pharmacology?
500
This mental disorder is a very complicated one. It is marked by period of what seems to be some form of insanity or psychosis. Sufferers of this disorder usually claim to hear voices.
What is schizophrenia?
500
Three optogenetic researchers were honored with this award in 2013 for their work in neuroscience.
What is Brandeis University’s 16th Annual Jacob Heskel Gabbay Award in Biotechnology and Medicine (The Gabbay Award)?
500
This science has positively benefited from optogenetics. The reversibility of optogenetics has made the testing time within this science decrease dramatically.