Patents by Inventor Avishek Adhikari

Avishek Adhikari has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Optogenetic control of behavioral state
    Patent number: 10974064
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of modulating a feature of a behavioral state. The methods involve inhibiting or activating the activity of a bed nucleus of stria terminalis (BNST) neuron, a BNST subnucleus, or a neuronal output to or from a BNST neuron. Animals encounter environmental conditions that require rapid switching among different behavioral states to increase the likelihood of survival and reproduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Karl Deisseroth, Sung-Yon Kim, Avishek Adhikari
  • OPTOGENETIC CONTROL OF BEHAVIORAL STATE
    Publication number: 20160038764
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of modulating a feature of a behavioral state. The methods involve inhibiting or activating the activity of a bed nucleus of stria terminalis (BNST) neuron, a BNST subnucleus, or a neuronal output to or from a BNST neuron. Animals encounter environmental conditions that require rapid switching among different behavioral states to increase the likelihood of survival and reproduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Karl Deisseroth, Sung-Yon Kim, Avishek Adhikari