SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has announced the inaugural issue of Neurophotonics, a new peer-reviewed journal. The advanced optical methods and applications for imaging and manipulation of the brain that are driving a revolution in the neurosciences were the inspiration behind Neurophotonics.
The first issue coincides with the launch of the BRAIN Initiative in the United States, and a special section features articles that lay out a vision for and provide examples of the impact that optics and photonics will have on advancing understanding of how the brain works. The journal began publication in May and all articles will be freely available online through 2015.
SPIE Member David Boas, a professor in radiology at Harvard Medical School and a physicist at Massachusetts General Hospital, is the journal's editor-in-chief.
Papers will cover topics such as functional near-infrared spectroscopy, optogenetics, photoacoustics, optical coherence tomography, laser speckle contrast imaging, neural stimulation, energy metabolism, Alzheimer's disease, and calcium dynamics.
Upcoming special sections will focus on causal control of biological systems with light and light microscopy of connectivity. In addition, a special section honouring neurophotonics pioneer Lawrence Cohen is being organised for the July 2015 issue.
Neurophotonics initially will be published quarterly, increasing in frequency as the journal grows, with each article published online in the SPIE Digital Library upon approval.
