Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00550, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Doesburg, Sam (Simon Fraser University), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Plus Grants for Universities, program name french : Subvention d'engagement partenarial Plus pour les universités, program purpose english : Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is a tool used to assess brain activity. It works by measuring the magnetic_x000D_
fields present within the human brain, these fields are causally altered by electrical currents in the brain. These_x000D_
currents originate from flow within the neurons, the core cell present within the brain. There are at present a_x000D_
large user base of researchers and clinicians that utilize MEG to assess theories of action perception, to the_x000D_
diagnosis of concussion. The current technology uses a sensor type called a SQUID, which requires a cryogen_x000D_
vessel. In this project we wish to explore other types of sensor technology that do not require SQUIDs., program purpose french : Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is a tool used to assess brain activity. It works by measuring the magnetic_x000D_
fields present within the human brain, these fields are causally altered by electrical currents in the brain. These_x000D_
currents originate from flow within the neurons, the core cell present within the brain. There are at present a_x000D_
large user base of researchers and clinicians that utilize MEG to assess theories of action perception, to the_x000D_
diagnosis of concussion. The current technology uses a sensor type called a SQUID, which requires a cryogen_x000D_
vessel. In this project we wish to explore other types of sensor technology that do not require SQUIDs., agreement title english : Characterizing optically pumped magnetometers, agreement title french : Characterizing optically pumped magnetometers, agreement number : EGP2, agreement value : 12450.0, agreement start date : 2017-06-14, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year. (2017-2018 to 2018-2019), additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier. (2017-2018 à 2018-2019), owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada