Capturing Brain Activity at 100 Volumes Per Second
Date Published: Jul. 3, 2026
Researchers from the University of Arizona and Stanford University have developed a powerful new imaging technique that captures neuronal activity in three dimensions with unprecedented speed and detail. Their work introduces dual-view Bessel two-photon projection microscopy (dv-B2PM), a system capable of imaging neural activity at 100 volumes per second while maintaining sub-micron spatial resolution. The breakthrough provides researchers with a new way to observe how neurons process information across the intricate three-dimensional structures of the brain.