Functional Optoacoustic Neuro-Tomography

Projektinformationen

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ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 692952

DOI

10.3030/692952

Projekt abgeschlossen

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 25 Mai 2016

Startdatum 1 Juli 2016

Enddatum 31 Dezember 2017

Finanziert unter

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Gesamtkosten

€ 150 000,00

EU-Beitrag

€ 150 000,00

Koordiniert durch

HELMHOLTZ ZENTRUM MUENCHEN DEUTSCHES FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FUER GESUNDHEIT UND UMWELT GMBH
Germany

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - FONT (Functional Optoacoustic Neuro-Tomography)

Berichtszeitraum: 2016-07-01 bis 2017-12-31

Zusammenfassung vom Kontext und den Gesamtzielen des Projekts

This ERC proof-of-concept project led to the development of a novel prototype of functional optoacoustic neuro-tomography scanner, as well as insight into how such a technology could be positioned in today’s markets in order to ensure wide adoption. The prototype can deliver non-invasive real-time volumetric observations of activity in large neuronal populations of rodent brains. This new technology is poised to greatly outplay the performance envelope of the existing neuroimaging tools in terms of trade-offs between imaging speed, field-of-view, spatial resolution and penetration depth. It will thus help neuroscientists advance a better understanding of how brains process information and lead to new insights into neurological diseases.