Zebrafish as a Model for Behavior: Swimming into the Optogenetic Spotlight
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...for in vivo behavioral studies because it is non-invasive and offers a high degree of control over time ...larvae of zebrafish are translucent and allow for noninvasive live imaging with fluorescent tags and activation...Wyart et al., 2009). The CPG is a neural circuit involved in locomotion that generates periodic motor commands...