This Free Technique Could Enhance Brain Health & Response Time, New Study Finds
Lights, cells, action!
Conducted by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University, this study investigated optogenetics, the use of light to stimulate or inhibit neurons (the main type of brain cell). While alter the behavior and conductivity of neurons3, like how light therapy did in this new MIT/Harvard study.
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The takeaway.
Science says that light therapy is a promising treatment for brain health and can cause lasting changes in the way brain cells behave. That said, we’re still a ways off from that reality, so for now we can focus on other ways to <a href="https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/cognitive-function" target="_blank" class="mbg-track-event" data-track-event-types="click" data-track-type="article-link" data-track-prop-element-id="in-body-link" data-track-prop-label="page_type
