Read more channelrhodopsin 2 stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/9129/channelrhodopsin-2.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSat, 26 May 2012 11:32:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/5813/scientists-find-switch-to-turn-on-brain-cells.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=19418&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401033157' border='0' />Neuroscientists are experimenting with switching targeted groups of brain cells on and off using remote-controlled lasers, promising hope for treatment of mental disorders, reports the New York Times . The technique, using cells altered with a photo-sensitive protein called channelrhodopsin-2, could one day be used to treat a host of problems...http://www.newser.com/story/5813/scientists-find-switch-to-turn-on-brain-cells.htmlTue, 14 Aug 2007 03:21:15 CDT