Aiming those at the synapse under study enabled them to uncage the neurotransmitter and see, by measuring the electrical activity in that part of the neuron using an ultrafine electrode, whether the synapse responded.

将研究的为目标能够让这些释放神递质，并让研究人员能够使用超测量神元这一部分的活动，以此来观察是否有反应。