Arrays of MicroLEDs and Astrocytes: Biological Amplifiers to Optogenetically Modulate Neuronal Networks Reducing Light Requirement

• Rolando Berlinguer-Palmini,

  Affiliation School of Electric and Electronic Engineering – Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom

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• Roberto Narducci,

  Affiliation Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

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• Kamyar Merhan,

  Affiliation School of Electric and Electronic Engineering – Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom

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• Arianna Dilaghi,

  Affiliation Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

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• Flavio Moroni,

  Affiliation Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

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• Alessio Masi,

  Affiliation Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

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• Tania Scartabelli,

  Affiliation Department of Health Science, Section of Clinical Pharmacology and Oncology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

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• Elisa Landucci,

  Affiliation Department of Health Science, Section of Clinical Pharmacology and Oncology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

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• Maria Sili,

  Affiliation Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

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• Antonio Schettini,

  Affiliation Department of Health Science, Section of Clinical Pharmacology and Oncology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

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• Brian McGovern,

  Affiliation Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom

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• Pleun Maskaant,

  Affiliation Tyndall National Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland

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• Patrick Degenaar,

  Affiliation School of Electric and Electronic Engineering – Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom

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• Guido Mannaioni

  * E-mail: guido.mannaioni@unifi.it

  Affiliation Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

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