The understanding of the mechanisms of the
development of the information by the central nervous system and the development
of neuronal pathologies are multidisciplinary scientific research fields of critical socio-economic issues.
In this context, among conventional
imaging techniques (PET,
fMRI), photonic techniques allow non-invasive
functional and multiscale
explorations. They are
currently undergoing an important development, because of their flexibility of
use and their sensitivity. For example, the anatomical and
functional imaging of cerebral cortex, spinal cord, imaging of the hemodynamic
processes for the study of the neurovascular coupling, examination of
the eye (retina, diabetic retinopathy, AMD, cornea), all make use of photonic
techniques at microscopic, mesoscopic and macroscopic scales. The
development of these non-conventional imaging techniques poses problems both
experimental and theoretical, these problems being strongly coupled and
requiring close interaction with the neuroscience community, to fully identify
the issues. The main objective is to examine the organ in a
non-invasive way, not affecting the cognitive process: the physical problem of
optical imaging in vivo in neuroscience is that of imaging in strongly
scattering and heterogeneous environment.
Further details on the planned programme can be found here.
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