SPIE Photonics West Digital Forum Showcases Best of Optics, Photonics, Quantum, Biomedical Technologies in Applications and Research
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Yeka Aponte. More than 100 live events including panel sessions, technical discussions, and networking events complemented the 3,200 on-demand presentations.
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In addition, two Digital Marketplaces one for Photonics West, one for BiOS together showcased more than 400 exhibitors and over 100 product demonstrations of the latest innovations in optics and photonics.
Photonics West 2021: Microendoscopy shows details of neuron responses
11 Mar 2021
Yeka Aponte investigates how behaviors are regulated and the implications for pain relief.
Pain and gain: the brain s response
Studies of neural behavior using microendoscopy techniques are enhancing the understanding of how the brains of mice respond to both appetite and pain.
Presenting in the SPIE Photonics West Digital Forum, Yeka Aponte from the National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins University discussed how this could ultimately point towards novel pain relief treatments for humans. We are studying the mechanisms by which brain circuits regulate natural or survival behavior, said Aponte. This is relevant to two current global epidemics: obesity, and the crisis of opioid overdoses.