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"We're constantly learning and understanding how the brain functions," says U of M neuroscience Regents Professor and American Legion Brain Sciences Chair Apostolos Georgopoulos. With the help of his students, Georgopoulos performs his research with magnetoencephalography, or MEG. They use MEG to study the brain cell activity of subjects as they followed a spot of light with their eyes. With the gathered data, they can better evaluate how the nerve networks in the brain operate and interact simultaneously with each other. This research helps monitor the effect of treatment by assessing the status of the brain networks over time, and help to better understand common brain diseases like schizophrenia, autism, and Alzheimer's.
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