###A wearable brain scanner for the hospital ward
Project ID: 2228bd1225 (You will need this ID for your application)
Research Theme: Healthcare Technologies
UCL Lead department: Queen Square Institute of Neurology
Lead Supervisor: Gareth Barnes
Project Summary:
Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is the non-invasive measurement of magnetic fields to provide millisecond by millisecond images of human brain activity. It has proven vital in the planning of epilepsy surgery and in understanding human brain function. Most recently, we have developed a new generation of MEG scanners which work with wearable sensors and allow the subject to move freely. However, this technology requires a large and expensive magnetically shielded room in which to operate. The goal of this project is to develop system that can be implemented in a standard hospital ward. The student will be working with Prof Gareth Barnes and Dr. Tim Tierney at the department of imaging neuroscience. The department brings together a host of specialties, including engineering, physics, mathematics, neuroscience, psychology and computer science in order to ask fundamental questions about the human brain. The aims of the project are to