“Local neuronal drive and neuromodulatory control of activity in the pial neurovascular circuit” NIH U19-NS123717 A fundamental feature of cortical arterioles running on the pial brain surface is the fact that their diameter naturally oscillates at a frequency around 0.1 Hz – due to both the intrinsic properties of the vascular wall and propagation of dilation […]
Congratulations to NPC Professor Anna Devor and her collaborators Anton Arkhipov at the Allen Brain Institute and Li-Huei Tsai at MIT for receiving an NIH BRAIN Initiative award R01NS122742 to study cell-type-specific mechanisms of Patterned Sensory Stimulation (PSS)! PSS is a non-invasive technique for manipulating brain activity and states, employing, for example, periodic visual or […]
Here is a preview of the NPC supported projects for 2020-2021 that will appear in the upcoming annual report. Structural Microscopy Serial Sectioning OCT Functional Microscopy Large Scale Fiber Photometry Multimodal Approaches iPSC-Derived Brain Organoids Applications Beyond Neuroscience Ex vivo Lung Imaging Proof-of-principle Optical Imaging Technology Imaging Neuronal Dynamics across Multiple Brain Areas with […]
When Lei Tian, PhD, joined Boston University’s Electrical and Computer Engineering department in 2016, he never imagined his work would take him into the neurosciences. But when the Neurophotonics Center at BU launched the following year, bringing together a multidisciplinary team from all four corners of the university, he couldn’t help but get involved. “When […]
The Need: How a healthy brain works and what can be done to prevent and treat acquired and developmental brain disorders is one of the primary aims of contemporary neuroscience research and a major focus of the BRAIN Initiative. The only way to catalyze such innovative scientific breakthroughs is to integrate multi-disciplinary teams that can […]
EMILY GIBSON, PhD Associate Professor of Bioengineering University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora CO “Understanding the brain with adaptive optics” Friday Aug 13, 2021, 12:30 PM Eastern Time Registration is required. PLEASE REGISTER HERE. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Abstract Understanding how the brain’s complex […]
The BU Neurophotonics Center is organizing a 2 week virtual Zoom course on functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) on November 8-18, 2021 from 10 am to 12 pm ET (Boston time) every day. The course will include lectures, hands-on sessions analyzing fNIRS data, and a strong emphasis on data analysis exercises using the Homer3 software. The […]
About this event According to Brain Initiative 2.0, the next generation of recording/modulation technology development should improve cell-type and neurochemical specificity. Current technologies are limited in specificity, temporal dynamics, and by the invasiveness of the technique. We hope you will join this brainstorming session as we bring together expertise on the BU campus to form […]
Simultaneous optical voltage imaging and fMRI in behaving mice Congratulations to Patrick Doran for receiving an NIH F31 fellowship for his project “Simultaneous optical voltage imaging and fMRI in behaving mice.” Patrick is a BU BME PhD Student and NPC trainee working with NPC Faculty member Professor Anna Devor’s group. The abstract of his work follows: […]
The BU Neurophotonics Center is organizing a 2 week virtual Zoom course on functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) on October 19-29, 2020 from 10 am to 12 pm ET (Boston time) every day. The course will include lectures, hands-on sessions analyzing fNIRS data, and a strong emphasis on data analysis exercises using the Homer3 software. The […]