Functional Optoacoustic Neuro-Tomography

Información del proyecto

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Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 692952

DOI

10.3030/692952

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 25 Mayo 2016

Fecha de inicio 1 Julio 2016

Fecha de finalización 31 Diciembre 2017

Financiado con arreglo a

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Coste total

€ 150 000,00

Aportación de la UE

€ 150 000,00

Coordinado por

HELMHOLTZ ZENTRUM MUENCHEN DEUTSCHES FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FUER GESUNDHEIT UND UMWELT GMBH
Germany

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

Período documentado: 2016-07-01 hasta 2017-12-31

Resumen del contexto y de los objetivos generales del proyecto

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.