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.

将的作为目标能够这释放神递质，并人员能够使用超细电极测量神元这一部分的电活动，以此来观察是否有反应。