Grant: Engage Grants Program

Cerebral Diagnostics is a Toronto-based company specializing in imaging of brain activity using state of the art imaging tools developed in house. The recording procedure uses DECI(Dynamic Electrical Cortical Imaging), also developed by Cerebral Diagnostics, and is non-invasive and can be performed by wearing a soft electrode head cap. The DECI software uses a promising new technology called source localization that can not only image the generators of brain waves, but also do so in real time in a safe affordable manner. Source localization gives us a window on the cerebral cortex and in some cases can generate visually compelling representation of the brain activity. The recorded EEG file or brain data, is then viewed through their imaging software, the Artful Player. Unlike the fMRI technology which generates static 2D and 3D brain images, the Artful Player software is able to visualize the rapidly changing neural patterns as brain movies. In the area of data-visualization, these images are among the most compelling, informative and beautiful ever created. The Artful Player, currently outputs the data in the form of 2D media, video and photographic prints. In this project we intend to develop camera-ready artwork for printing on the most advance digital holographic printer in the world. Our goal is to streamline the generation of 3D holographic prints through the Artful Player. Having scanned an individual's brain activity, Cerebral Diagnostics will be able to select file/print hologram from its local workstation, which will send data, via FTP, to STM Holographic who will place it in a print queue.