{"id":4751,"date":"2019-09-05T15:08:16","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T19:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/?page_id=4751"},"modified":"2026-05-06T09:38:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T13:38:02","slug":"neurophotonics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/research\/neurophotonics\/","title":{"rendered":"Neurophotonics"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><a href='https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/research-themes\/neurophotonics\/' class='button button-primary'>See Related Posts<\/a><div class=\" bu-callout alignright\"><br \/>\n<h2 class=\"display-posts-title\">Recent News<\/h2>\n<div class=\"display-posts-listing\"><div class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2026\/songbird-brains-generate-new-neurons-can-human-brains\/\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics\/files\/2026\/04\/crop-iStock-2234556719-1984x1116-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2026\/04\/crop-iStock-2234556719-1984x1116-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2026\/04\/crop-iStock-2234556719-1984x1116-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2026\/04\/crop-iStock-2234556719-1984x1116-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2026\/04\/crop-iStock-2234556719-1984x1116-1-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2026\/04\/crop-iStock-2234556719-1984x1116-1-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2026\/04\/crop-iStock-2234556719-1984x1116-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2026\/songbird-brains-generate-new-neurons-can-human-brains\/\">Songbird Brains Can Generate New Neurons. Can We Help Human Brains Do the Same?<\/a> <span class=\"date\">(4\/21\/2026)<\/span><\/div><div class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/neurophotonics\/2026\/03\/26\/decoding-the-dynamic-functional-connectivity-in-the-brain\/\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics\/files\/2022\/10\/Logo10-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2022\/10\/Logo10-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2022\/10\/Logo10-636x636.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2022\/10\/Logo10-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2022\/10\/Logo10-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2022\/10\/Logo10-189x189.png 189w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2022\/10\/Logo10-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2022\/10\/Logo10.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/neurophotonics\/2026\/03\/26\/decoding-the-dynamic-functional-connectivity-in-the-brain\/\">Decoding the Dynamic Functional Connectivity in the Brain<\/a> <span class=\"date\">(3\/30\/2026)<\/span><\/div><div class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/reporter.nih.gov\/search\/Yv4BhQwalEmWgoeULBCi7g\/project-details\/11260730\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics\/files\/2022\/10\/Logo8-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2022\/10\/Logo8-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2022\/10\/Logo8-636x636.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2022\/10\/Logo8-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2022\/10\/Logo8-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2022\/10\/Logo8-189x189.png 189w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2022\/10\/Logo8-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2022\/10\/Logo8.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/reporter.nih.gov\/search\/Yv4BhQwalEmWgoeULBCi7g\/project-details\/11260730\">Masha Kamenetska Awarded 5-Year, $2.1M NIH Grant<\/a> <span class=\"date\">(3\/23\/2026)<\/span><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<\/div><\/h4>\n<p>The focus of neurophotonics research at the Photonics Center is to\u00a0<span>develop and broadly deploy impactful photonics technologies in the neurosciences to advance our understanding of how the brain works in health and in disease.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Faculty Labs:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/boas\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bio Optical &amp; Acoustic Spectroscopy Lab<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (David Boas)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/nano\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nanomaterials &amp; Nanostructures Optics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Luca Dal Negro)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/people\/profiles\/ian-davison\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neurocircuits in Olfactory Systems<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Ian Davison)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/nil\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neurovascular Imaging Laboratory<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Anna Devor)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/economolab.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Economo Lab<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Michael Economo)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gabellab.wordpress.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Gabel Lab<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Christopher Gabel)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.madlab.bu.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Molecular Aging and Development Lab<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Lee Goldstein)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hanlab\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Han Lab<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Xue Han)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/mklab\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Single Molecule Spectroscopy Laboratory<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Maria Kamenetska)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/paiella\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paiella Research Lab<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Roberto Paiella)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/profile\/milos-popovic\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quantum Integrated Photonic Circuits<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Milos Popovic)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/theramirezgroup.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ramirez Group <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Steve Ramirez)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottcognitionlab.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laboratory of Comparative Cognition<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Ben Scott)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndlbu.org\/\">Neuronal Dynamics Laboratory<\/a> (John White)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The focus of neurophotonics research at the Photonics Center is to\u00a0develop and broadly deploy impactful photonics technologies in the neurosciences to advance our understanding of how the brain works in health and in disease. 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