Optogenetics Project.

Evaluate the therapeutic potential of optogenetics and discuss the ethical implications

By Yvie Firmin

Supervised by Jake (Jake is currently undertaking the MSc in Neuroscience at the University of Oxford, carrying out research projects into recovery of motor function after stroke and into the neural mechanisms of decision-making. He from previously graduated with a First Class BA in Neuroscience (Biomedical Sciences degree), also from Oxford, where he was an Academic Scholar and undertook original research on the function of a little-studied area of the brain called the claustrum. Jake is the Editor for Cactus Communications, proofreading and editing scientific manuscripts prior to publication in leading journals).