Leonard Mlodinow : In short , ` ` optogenetics '' is the technology to look out for . That work may help scientists understand the pleasure-related pathologies involved in clinical depression . He : Imagine being able to turn neurons in a brain on and off from the inside . He says it can be used to gain information on diseases , mental illnesses . Mlodinow : It will change the way we understand ourselves as human beings .
Leonard Mlodinow : In short , ` ` optogenetics '' is the technology to look out for . He : Imagine being able to turn neurons in a brain on and off from the inside . He says it can be used to gain information on diseases , mental illnesses . Mlodinow : It will change the way we understand ourselves as human beings .