1. What is the primary purpose of using laboratory animal models in neural circuit studies?
2. What is the primary function of DNA recombinase systems such as Cre-lox in genetic manipulation?
3. What is a primary effect of using viral vectors in circuit neuroscience?
Animal models — purpose?
Study neural circuits in vivo.
Transgenic animals — role?
Enable targeted genetic manipulation.
DNA recombinase — example?
Cre-lox system.
Viral vectors — advantage?
Targeted gene delivery in specific neurons.
Optogenetics — mechanism?
Control neurons with light-sensitive proteins.
Chemogenetics — method?
Use ligand-activated receptors to modulate activity.
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