THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
发明人:
TYE, KAY,FENNO, LIEF,DEISSEROTH, KARL
申请号:
CA2816968
公开号:
CA2816968A1
申请日:
2011.11.04
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要:
Provided herein are animals expressing light-responsive opsin proteins in the basal lateral amygdala of the brain and methods for producing the same wherein illumination of the light-responsive opsin proteins causes anxiety in the animal. Also provided herein are methods for alleviating and inducing anxiety in an animal as well as methods for screening for a compound that alleviates anxiety in an animal.