UT Arlington Physicist’s Tool Has Potential For Brain Mapping, Study Of Cellular Systems

UT Arlington assistant professor of physics Dr. Samarendra Mohanty, Ph.D. has, with his research team co-authors Kamal Dhakal, Ling Gu, and Bryan Black, published a paper entitled “Fiber-optic two-photon optogenetic stimulation” in the journal Optics Letters, describing development of a development of a “fiber-optic, two-photon, optogenetic stimulator” and its use on human cells in a laboratory.

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UT professor hopes brain mapping will save lives

Dr. John Hart Jr. of the University of Texas has devoted his life to understanding the link between physiological trauma to the brain and psychological disturbance. Recent events, such as the murder- suicide of Kansas City linebacker Jovan Belcher, and the tragic tale of Iraq veteran Tomas Young have made the research of Dr. Hart increasingly invaluable, but the truth is that the human brain remains largely a mystery.

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