MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour, and Development explained

The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour, and Development is a research organization of Western Sydney University. The institute is based in the "iQ": the Westmead Innovation Quarter (in Westmead, New South Wales). It focuses on a number of areas including health, data, and space and defence. MARCS has multiple specialized research centers; its International Centre for Neuromorphic Systems has developed technology used in space.

Description

The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour, and Development is a research organization of Western Sydney University. It is based in the "iQ"—the Westmead Innovation Quarter (in Westmead, New South Wales) established in 2022—along with NICM Health Research Institute, CSIRO, Telstra Health, WentWest, and Psych Central.^[1] The institute's vision is to "optimise human interaction and wellbeing across the lifespan".^[2]

Areas of focus

The MARCS Institute focuses on these areas:^[3]

• Health
• Data
• Space and defence
• Early life and aged care
• Art and music sciences
• Human communication

Centres

Specialized research centers and labs within MARCS include:^[4]

• The Age Lab
• Baby Lab
• International Centre for Neuromorphic Systems (ICNS)

ICNS researchers developed the first neuromorphic vision sensor to operate from space on the International Space Station,^[5] and a novel method for space domain awareness using neuromorphic vision sensors in astrosites (mobile telescope observatories built specifically to track and detect objects in space).^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: Nichols . Nick . 4 November 2022 . First stage of $350m Westmead Innovation Quarter officially opened . Business News Australia . 1 February 2023.
2. Web site: The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development . 3 February 2023 . Science and Technology Australia.
3. Web site: The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour, and Development – Our Areas of Focus . 2 February 2023.
4. Web site: The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour, and Development – Our Research Labs . 2 February 2023.
5. McHarg, Matthew G. . Richard L. Balthazor . Brian J. McReynolds . David H. Howe . Colin J. Maloney . Daniel O'Keefe . Rayomand Bam . Gabriel Wilson . Paras Karki . Alexandre Marcireau . Gregory Cohen . Falcon Neuro: an event-based sensor on the International Space Station . Optical Engineering . 2022 . 61 . 8 . 085105 . 10.1117/1.OE.61.8.085105 . 2022OptEn..61h5105M . 251980496 . 20.500.11850/570474 . free .
6. Web site: Astrosite – Benefits of event based Neuromorphic space imaging . Western Sydney University – International Centre for Neuromorphic Systems . 3 February 2023.