Mapping Out Brain Studies, Beyond the Lab
A society of neuroscience experts are creating a dedicated hub of resources for fNIRS research. by Danny Giancioppo Research Associate Professor Meryem Yücel (BME) isn’t just a technical director at the Neurophotonics Center––she’s also a leading expert in the field of functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS), with a keen interest in community work. While there are […]
A Light Breakfast, Episode #1 | Sharayu Shrinivas
“A Light Breakfast” is a limited summer series in which Boston University Photonics and Neurophotonics Center graduate students who previously attended the Photonics Center Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program are interviewed over breakfast at a food stop in or around BU’s campus.
New bioRxiv Article from Meryem Yücel, Alice Cronin-Golomb, Swathi Kiran, Terry Ellis, and David Boas
Professors Boas, Ellis, Kiran, and Cronin-Golomb, et al. were recently published for their article “Inclusivity in fNIRS Studies: Quantifying the Impact of Hair and Skin Characteristics on Signal Quality with Practical Recommendations for Improvement”
New Minds, New Horizons: Incoming NPC Fellows Share How T32 Funding Enables Cutting-edge Research
The Boston University Neurophotonics Center was recently awarded the T32 Grant, supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant will provide select graduate students the funding necessary to pursue dedicated research under NPC faculty advisors. In the Neurophotonics Center’s early days, prior funding from the T32 grant allowed for five years of expansive […]
Courtney Aul Awarded NIH T32 Grant
With funding from NIH’s T32 grant, Courtney Aul will continue her work with Professor Alice Cronin-Golomb studying the association between cognition and motor function in Parkinson’s patients. While previous research has established a correlation between gait and attention in patients with Parkinson’s, Courtney’s research seeks to examine this relationship further, and determine whether or not […]
New Article from Boas, Yücel, and Sen
Professors Boas, Yücel, Sen, et al. were recently featured in a Frontiers article on “fNIRS dataset during complex scene analysis”
Regina Sloutsky awarded NPC Collaborative Project Award for exoWALK
Thanks to funding from the NPC Collaborative Project Award, Regina Sloutsky, research physical therapist and second year Rehabilitation Sciences PhD student, will continue work with NPC Faculty on the project “exoWALK: EXOsuit-assisted Walking Automaticity and Locomotion Kinetics.” exoWALK is a lightweight wearable robotic exosuit designed to assist stroke patients in walking. After having a stroke, […]
First Neuroscience of the Everyday World Conference Draws 300+ Attendants from Around the World
Last week (August 29–30) marked the inaugural Neuroscience of the Everyday World Conference, hosted by the Boston University Neurophotonics Center and Center for Brain Recovery in collaboration with the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute. Located on the first floor of the Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering, over 300 guests were registered […]
Xiaojun Cheng Wins $2.7 million 5-year NIH BRAIN Initiative Grant
Assistant Professor Xiaojun Cheng was the lead PI in this project on “A transformative method for functional brain imaging with Speckle Contrast Optical Spectroscopy,” with co-PI David Boas. Abstract: Advances in non-invasive monitoring of human brain function under normal and pathological conditions will lead to breakthroughs in our understanding of the brain in health and […]
NPC Fellow Sudan Duwadi Wins CAN DO Award to Decode Attended Location Using fNIRS
Congratulations to 2023 CAN DO awardee Sudan Duwadi! Thanks to funding from the CAN DO award, Neurophotonics Center fellow and graduate student Sudan Duwadi will be working in collaboration with Professor Kamal Sen, as well as the fNIRS core of the NPC, on “Decoding Attended Location using fNIRS.” The project aims to use fNIRS measurements […]