Julia Scott and Sally Wood received $40,000 from Neuronic
Julia Scott with the Bioengineering Department and Sally Wood with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department have received a $40,000 award from Neuronic to support their project "Design and Evaluation of a Closed-loop hybrid Electroencephalography and transcranial Photobiomodulation System".
The purpose of this proposed line of research is to develop a hybrid electroencephalogram (EEG) and transcranial photobiomodulation (tPBM) real time,dynamic control system. This is a research tool for the study of tPBM effects on the brain. The primary objective is to build a closed-loop control system to initiate simulation protocols, receive and analyze EEG data, and modify protocol parameters. The devices linked to this control system are research grade EEG cap and CE mark tPBM device.The secondary objective is to test the functional limitations and the usability of the device in research settings. The applied objective is to run small scale studies of the hybrid apparatus on healthy adults to assess the effect of tPBM on brain activity and evaluate protocol designs.