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Ofer Yizhar
Researcher at Weizmann Institute of Science
Publications - 104
Citations - 17857
Ofer Yizhar is an academic researcher from Weizmann Institute of Science. The author has contributed to research in topics: Optogenetics & Prefrontal cortex. The author has an hindex of 40, co-authored 91 publications receiving 15179 citations. Previous affiliations of Ofer Yizhar include Tel Aviv University & Stanford University.
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Parvalbumin neurons and gamma rhythms enhance cortical circuit performance
TL;DR: Optogenetics opens the door to a new kind of informational analysis of brain function, permitting quantitative delineation of the functional significance of individual elements in the emergent operation and function of intact neural circuitry.
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Neocortical excitation/inhibition balance in information processing and social dysfunction
Ofer Yizhar,Ofer Yizhar,Lief E. Fenno,Matthias Prigge,Franziska Schneider,Thomas J. Davidson,Daniel J. O’Shea,Vikaas S. Sohal,Vikaas S. Sohal,Inbal Goshen,Joel Finkelstein,Jeanne T. Paz,Katja Stehfest,Roman Fudim,Charu Ramakrishnan,John R. Huguenard,Peter Hegemann,Karl Deisseroth +17 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors design and use several optogenetic tools to causally investigate the cellular E/I balance hypothesis in freely moving mammals, and explore the associated circuit physiology.
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Optogenetics in neural systems.
TL;DR: A primer on the application of optogenetics in neuroscience is provided, focusing on the single-component tools and highlighting important problems, challenges, and technical considerations.
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The Development and Application of Optogenetics
TL;DR: The development of currently available single-component optogenetic tools is outlined and the application of various optogenetics tools in diverse model organisms is summarized.
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Tuning arousal with optogenetic modulation of locus coeruleus neurons.
Matthew E. Carter,Ofer Yizhar,Sachiko Chikahisa,Sachiko Chikahisa,Hieu Nguyen,Antoine Roger Adamantidis,Seiji Nishino,Karl Deisseroth,Luis de Lecea +8 more
TL;DR: It is found that there is a frequency-dependent, causal relationship among locus coeruleus firing, cortical activity, sleep-to-wake transitions and general locomotor arousal and that bursts of noradrenergic overexcitation cause behavioral attacks that resemble those seen in people with neuropsychiatric disorders.