The Magnetoencephalography (MEG) Facility will give neuroscientists and neurosurgeons the opportunity non-invasively measure the magnetic fields generated by small intracellular electrical currents in neurons. It provides direct information about the dynamics of spontaneous and evoked neural activity and the location of their sources thus enabling the identification of temporal profiles of cortical activity within millimeter resolution. MEG is highly complementary to MRI as it provides vital information of ‘when’ brain activity occurs while MRI supplies information about ‘where’ the activity occurs and the structure and anatomical connections of the brain. Located at the Toronto Western Hospital’s Krembil Neuroscience Centre, the MEG facility is expected to be operational in early 2013.
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