Summary: Home of the Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre (SPMIC), the world-leading hub for wearable OPM-MEG; pioneered the whole-head optically pumped magnetometer brain scanner and spun out Cerca Magnetics.
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Boto develops and validates wearable OPM-MEG systems and demonstrated the first motion-tolerant whole-head recordings; her work spans sensor arrays, field control and neuroscience applications. The work complements NV-center diamond ensemble quantum sensing (DEER, NMR, T1 relaxometry) at pT/sqrt(Hz) sensitivity by pursuing the same field-sensing goals in a different physical platform.
Bowtell directs the SPMIC and leads hardware development for biomedical imaging, including the gradient/shim and bi-planar coil systems and magnetic-shielding/field-nulling that make wearable OPM-MEG possible, alongside ultra-high-field MRI. The work complements NV-center diamond ensemble quantum sensing (DEER, NMR, T1 relaxometry) at pT/sqrt(Hz) sensitivity by pursuing the same field-sensing goals in a different physical platform.
Brookes co-invented and leads development of whole-head wearable OPM-MEG, using arrays of zero-field SERF optically pumped magnetometers placed directly on the scalp to image neuromagnetic fields with higher sensitivity, better spatial resolution and lifespan compliance than SQUID-MEG. His group develops the hardware, field-nulling, and analysis methods and applies them to epilepsy, schizophrenia, concussion and developmental neuroscience. This vapour-phase approach reaches femto-to-picotesla sensitivities complementary to NV-center diamond ensemble quantum sensors (DEER, nano-NMR, T1 relaxometry) that operate near the pT/sqrt(Hz) regime.
Fromhold leads theory and design for quantum-technology sensors, including cold-atom / atom-chip devices, atom interferometry and modelling that supports Nottingham's quantum-enabled magnetometry and OPM-MEG programmes. The work complements NV-center diamond ensemble quantum sensing (DEER, NMR, T1 relaxometry) at pT/sqrt(Hz) sensitivity by pursuing the same field-sensing goals in a different physical platform.
Glover works on magnetic-resonance hardware (RF probe and coil design, field homogeneity, magnetic-field safety) and contributes coil/field-control engineering relevant to OPM-MEG shielding and nulling. The work complements NV-center diamond ensemble quantum sensing (DEER, NMR, T1 relaxometry) at pT/sqrt(Hz) sensitivity by pursuing the same field-sensing goals in a different physical platform.
Hill builds and validates lifespan-compliant multi-channel OPM-MEG systems (helmet design, sensor geometry/gain calibration) and cross-site comparisons of commercial OPM arrays. The work complements NV-center diamond ensemble quantum sensing (DEER, NMR, T1 relaxometry) at pT/sqrt(Hz) sensitivity by pursuing the same field-sensing goals in a different physical platform.
Holmes develops the magnetic-shielding, active field-nulling and sensor-calibration technology that enables free movement during OPM-MEG, and is Chief Scientist / co-founder of Cerca Magnetics. The work complements NV-center diamond ensemble quantum sensing (DEER, NMR, T1 relaxometry) at pT/sqrt(Hz) sensitivity by pursuing the same field-sensing goals in a different physical platform.
Mullinger develops multimodal neuroimaging (simultaneous EEG-fMRI, MEG, OPM-MEG) to study neurovascular coupling, post-stimulus responses and negative BOLD, bridging electrophysiology and haemodynamics. The work complements NV-center diamond ensemble quantum sensing (DEER, NMR, T1 relaxometry) at pT/sqrt(Hz) sensitivity by pursuing the same field-sensing goals in a different physical platform.