Gareth Barnes, UCL| ''A new generation of magnetoencephalography scanners''
Thursday 20 June. 2019 – 14:00, INS Seminar Room, Campus Timone, Red Wing, 5th Floor.
Abstract : I will talk about collaborative work between University College London and the University of Nottingham to use optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs) for human brain imaging. These sensors have comparable sensitivity to current cryogenic devices but do not require cooling. This means that the sensor array can be worn (rather than climbed into) and the smaller separation between sensor and brain means optimal signal to noise ratio in all subject cohorts. I will talk about our initial modelling and experimental work with these new sensors. One of the exciting advances has been to keep these arrays operational during head-movement through a static magnetic field. This has opened up many new clinical and neuroscientific possibilities and I will talk about some of our experiences with these new paradigms.
For any question, feel free to contact : christian.benar@univ-amu.fr, sophie.chen@univ-amu.fr