The team successfully detected photons transmitted through an entire adult human head (15.5cm diameter) with an attenuation factor of ~10^18, detecting approximately one photon per second.

More information: Jack Radford et al, Photon transport through the entire adult human head, Neurophotonics (2025). DOI: 10.1117/1.NPh.12.2.025014 Provided by University of Glasgow ...

Research & Development Glasgow scientists detect light through human head heralding novel brain imaging 19 Jun 2025 Demonstrates feasibility of using optical methods to access previously inaccessible ...

There are lots of situations where getting a look at the human brain can be very helpful. Unfortunately, our heads are famously opaque, so decades of research and development have gone into ...

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In a blacked out room, 20 participants wore head caps studded with electroencephalography (EEG) electrodes to measure the brain’s electrical activity. Photon-amplifying tubes to detect UPEs were ...

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Researchers at the University of Glasgow have achieved a milestone in brain imaging by detecting near-infrared light that traveled completely through an adult human head. Using high-powered lasers ...