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Small Animal Biomagnetism Applications

Jensen, Kasper; Bentzen, Bo Hjorth; Polzik, Eugene S.

Authors

Kasper Jensen

Bo Hjorth Bentzen

Eugene S. Polzik



Abstract

The functioning of the human brain, nervous system, and heart is based on the conduction of electrical signals. These electrical signals also create magnetic fields which extend outside the human body. Highly sensitive magnetometers, such as superconducting quantum interference device magnetometers or optically pumped magnetometers, placed outside the human body can detect these biomagnetic fields and provide non-invasive measurements of, e.g. brain activity, nerve impulses, and cardiac activity. Animal models are used widely in medical research, including for disease diagnostics and for drugs testing. We review the topic of biomagnetic recordings on animal models using optically pumped magnetometers and present our experiments on detecting nerve impulses in the frog sciatic nerve and the heartbeat in an isolated guinea pig heart.

Citation

Jensen, K., Bentzen, B. H., & Polzik, E. S. (2022). Small Animal Biomagnetism Applications. In Flexible High Performance Magnetic Field Sensors: On-Scalp Magnetoencephalography and Other Applications (33-48). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05363-4_3

Online Publication Date May 20, 2022
Publication Date 2022
Deposit Date Dec 2, 2022
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Publisher Springer International Publishing
Pages 33-48
Book Title Flexible High Performance Magnetic Field Sensors: On-Scalp Magnetoencephalography and Other Applications
ISBN 9783031053627
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05363-4_3
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/10367793
Publisher URL https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-05363-4_3
Additional Information First Online: 20 May 2022

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