PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a neuron photo-stimulator capable of optically stimulating neurons of an experimental animal without causing unnecessary stress to the experimental animal.SOLUTION: The neuron photo-stimulator is used to optically stimulate neurons of an experimental animal. A light-emitting stimulation section 3 is provided which has a fiber section 31 inserted into the head of the experimental animal to irradiate the brain with stimulation light. An infrared receiver 2 is attached to the experimental animal to receive an infrared ray having a stimulating pulse signal superposed thereon and generate a reception signal, and the light-emitting stimulation section 3 is operated to emit light on the basis of the reception signal. An infrared transmitter 1 generates a pulse signal for stimulation light to perform optical stimulation, superposes a signal on the infrared ray, the signal being formed by modulating the carrier wave of a predetermined frequency by the pulse signal, and transmits the signal to the infrared receiver 2.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】実験動物に不要なストレスを与えずに、実験動物の神経細胞に光刺激を与えることが可能な神経細胞光刺激装置を提供する。【解決手段】実験動物の神経細胞に光刺激を与える神経細胞光刺激装置である。実験動物の頭部にファイバ部31を挿入して脳に刺激光を照射する発光刺激部3が設けられる。赤外線受信器2が実験動物に装着され、刺激光用のパルス信号を重畳した赤外線を受光して受光信号を生成し、受光信号に基づき、発光刺激部3を発光動作させる。赤外線送信器1は、光刺激を行う刺激光用のパルス信号を生成し、所定周波数の搬送波をパルス信号で変調した信号を赤外線に重畳させて、赤外線受信器2に信号を送信する。【選択図】図2
