Optogenetic is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Optogenetic in a sentence
Optogenetic meaning
- generated by light
- Describing any of several techniques in which optical technology is used to form images of genetically targeted proteins or neurons
Using Optogenetic
- The main meaning on this page is: generated by light | Describing any of several techniques in which optical technology is used to form images of genetically targeted proteins or neurons
Context around Optogenetic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 35 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Optogenetic
- In this selection, "optogenetic" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 35 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, light and stimulation stand out and add context to how "optogenetic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include shock with optogenetic light stimulation and when the optogenetic stimulation was. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "optogenetic" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with optogenetic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
By pairing the electrical foot shock with optogenetic light stimulation of the acetophenone-sensitive olfactory nerves, the researchers taught the animals to associate the shock with activity of these specific acetophenone-sensitive sensory nerves. (34 words)
This boost occurred only when the optogenetic stimulation was consistent with the visual stimulation -- for example, a vertical bar display plus stimulation of neurons previously identified as likely to fire in response to vertically oriented bars. (36 words)
This boost occurred only when the optogenetic stimulation was consistent with the visual stimulation -- for example, a vertical bar display plus stimulation of neurons previously identified as likely to fire in response to vertically oriented bars. (36 words)
By pairing the electrical foot shock with optogenetic light stimulation of the acetophenone-sensitive olfactory nerves, the researchers taught the animals to associate the shock with activity of these specific acetophenone-sensitive sensory nerves. (34 words)
Example sentences (2)
By pairing the electrical foot shock with optogenetic light stimulation of the acetophenone-sensitive olfactory nerves, the researchers taught the animals to associate the shock with activity of these specific acetophenone-sensitive sensory nerves.
This boost occurred only when the optogenetic stimulation was consistent with the visual stimulation -- for example, a vertical bar display plus stimulation of neurons previously identified as likely to fire in response to vertically oriented bars.