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12/12/2023 - 12/13/2023 | Freiburg

OPM-MEG Workshop – Optically pumped magnetometers for magnetoencephalography

A workshop on the use of optically pumped magnetometers (OPM) for magnetoencephalography (MEG) will take place at the Fraunhofer-Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques IPM in Freiburg. Fraunhofer IPM organizes the event in collaboration with the Freiburg based research center BrainLinks-BrainTools.

Modern quantum sensors have the potential to radically improve magnetoencephalography. Recently, compact optically pumped magnetometers (OPM) have become available that can measure magnetic fields extremely sensitively. In the future, they are to replace expensive and complex laboratory set-ups that are currently needed for magnetoencephalography.

What does quantum sensor technology hold for the future of non-invasive imaging of the brain? This question will be discussed by leading scientists in the field of quantum sensing at the first OPM-MEG workshop at Fraunhofer IPM in Freiburg.

On the eve of the event, the "Carl Zeiss Humboldt Lecture" will take place. Quantum optician Prof. Svenja Akkira Knappe from the University of Colorado at Boulder, USA, will give an overview of her research in the area of magnetic field measurement with optically pumped magnetometers and the potential for high-precision measurement of brain waves. The event is sponsored by the Carl Zeiss Foundation as part of the Carl Zeiss Humboldt Research Award.

Information on participating / attending:
Participation in the Carl Zeiss Humboldt Lecture is free of charge. Registration is required.

Date:

12/12/2023 10:00 - 12/13/2023 14:45

Event venue:

Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques IPM
Georges-Köhler-Allee 301
79110 Freiburg
Baden-Württemberg
Germany

Target group:

Scientists and scholars, Students

Relevance:

international

Subject areas:

Medicine, Physics / astronomy

Types of events:

Seminar / workshop / discussion

Entry:

09/27/2023

Sender/author:

Holger Kock, Fraunhofer IPM, Communications and Media

Department:

Kommunikation

Event is free:

no

Language of the text:

English

URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event75246


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