Functional Optoacoustic Neuro-Tomography

Informazioni relative al progetto

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ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 692952

DOI

10.3030/692952

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 25 Maggio 2016

Data di avvio 1 Luglio 2016

Data di completamento 31 Dicembre 2017

Finanziato da

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Costo totale

€ 150 000,00

Contributo UE

€ 150 000,00

Coordinato da

HELMHOLTZ ZENTRUM MUENCHEN DEUTSCHES FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FUER GESUNDHEIT UND UMWELT GMBH
Germany

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

Periodo di rendicontazione: 2016-07-01 al 2017-12-31

Sintesi del contesto e degli obiettivi generali del progetto

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.