Hans de Vries Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 How much would development of neuroscience be sped up if a portable neuroimaging technique as good as MRI/fMRI but helmet sized and costing 10-25% the price of an MRI machine became available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 I suppose that depends on how much neuroscience is being held back by lack of access / funding for currently available equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans de Vries Posted April 10, 2021 Author Share Posted April 10, 2021 2 hours ago, iNow said: I suppose that depends on how much neuroscience is being held back by lack of access / funding for currently available equipment. Apparently quite a bit I guess. An MRI machine costs a few mln $ weights a ton and uses as much power as several households. One also needs to be completely motionless inside. If we want to scan 1000s of people, that's certainly an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 And how many actual neuroscience practitioners lack access to those machines as a result of this cost? Don’t most have associations with institutions and hospitals that DO have access? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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