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Using rabies virus, researcher tracks inputs to dopamine neurons

Development, General, Neuroscience, Psychology, Stress beatles, university

A genetically-modified version of the rabies virus is helping scientists at Harvard to trace neural pathways in the brain, a research effort that could one day lead to treatments for Parkinson’s disease and addiction.

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