Jane Burgermeister reports on world-class neuroscience research that’s being advanced by photonics

The need to understand the human brain is driving the development of new optical technologies, finds Gemma Church

With optogenetics now a hot research field in neuroscience, Jessica Rowbury reports on how photonics technologies are furthering our understanding of the brain

Initiatives like the BRAIN programme in the USA are investing large amounts of funding into research into the human brain, an area where advanced optical and photonics technologies are highly sought after. Jessica Rowbury reports