Entry Date:
April 27, 2010

Engineering Matter and Mind

Principal Investigator Edward Boyden


Professor Boyden develops new strategies for manipulating brain activity. He uses a wide variety of technologies to find new and more potent ways to alter brain function, for both research and therapeutic purposes. A major goal of his current work is to manipulate individual nerve cells using light – a powerful new technology that could open the door to new treatments for conditions such as epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, and mood disorders.