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59 changes: 25 additions & 34 deletions src/pages/index.astro
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<Article>
<h1>Pinpoint aims to advance large-scale neuroscience research with intuitive browser-based
planning and
automation tools for efficient and reproducible neurosurgery.
planning and automation tools.
</h1>
</Article>
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require extensive expertise to operate.</h3>
<p>Modern neuroscientists need tools that enable the study of the whole brain to better
understand
human behavior and cure neurodegenerative diseases that affect the whole brain like
Parkinson's
and Alzheimer's.</p>
human behavior and cure neurodegenerative diseases that affect the whole brain.</p>
</Article>
</div>
</div>
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<Article>
<h2>Simulate your equipment</h2>
<h3>Pinpoint includes electrophysiology probes, viral injectors, 2-photon lasers, and pipettes.</h3>
<p>Custom equipment can be added as well.</p>
<p>Custom equipment and craniotomies can be modeled side-by-side, saving time during procedures.</p>
</Article>
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<Article>
<h2>See the brain in detail</h2>
<h3>Get exact surface coordinates, accessed brain regions, and planar slices.</h3>
<p>Extract brain surface coordinates for surgical targeting, export brain region information, and explore planar slices in each brain atlas.</p>
</Article>
</div>
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<Article>
<h2>Let the robots do the heavy lifting</h2>
<h3>Pinpoint can control neurosurgery robotic manipulators to automatically run your plans.</h3>
<h3>Pinpoint controls robotic manipulators to automatically perform your surgery.</h3>
<ul>
<li>Sensapex uMp-4</li>
<li>Sensapex uMp-3</li>
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<Article>
<h2>Automation improves accuracy and efficiency</h2>
<h3>Robotic manipulators can make highly precise movements and perform multiple tasks in parallel.
These are important for enabling large-scale studies.</h3>
<p>Robotic manipulators make movements with sub-micrometer precision and perform multiple tasks in parallel, critical improvements for enabling whole-brain neural recording.</p>
</Article>
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<Image class="rounded-xl" src={Durations} alt="Automation durations"/>
<Article>
<p>Automation is measurably faster than traditional methods. The red dot is the median duration of
automated 2-probe electrophysiology insertion which is significantly lower than the median
duration for manual insertions.</p>
<p>Automation is measurably faster than traditional methods. The median duration of automated insertions (red dot) is significantly faster than the median
duration for manual insertions (black dot).</p>
</Article>
</div>

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<Article>
<h2>The future of neuroscience is automation</h2>
<h3>We are working with the Allen Institute to develop computer vision assisted systems to
enable completely unattended surgery automation.</h3>
<h2>The future is fully automated</h2>
<h3>In collaboration with the Allen Institute we will develop computer vision assisted systems to
enable unattended surgery.</h3>
<p>The reduction in human error and increase in efficiency will enable neuroscientists to scale
up
their work to new heights, unlocking studies and surgeries previously deemed impossible.</p>
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<div class="sticky top-1/3">
<Article>
<h2>Neuroscience for everyone</h2>
<h3>Pinpoint is free software for everyone to use. Run it from a web browser, a desktop computer, or a handheld gaming console.</h3>
<p>We teach and share the platform at various
workshops and conferences.</p>
<h2>Neuroscience is for everyone</h2>
<h3>Pinpoint is free software available for everyone to use.</h3>
<p>Run Pinpoint from a web browser, a desktop computer, or a handheld gaming console!</p>
<p>Learn about Pinpoint and discover the platform at three workshops and conferences every year:</p>
<ul>
<li>Society for Neuroscience
Conference <a href="https://www.sfn.org/meetings/neuroscience-2022">2022</a>, <a
href="https://www.sfn.org/meetings/neuroscience-2023">2023</a>, <a
href="https://www.sfn.org/meetings/neuroscience-2024">2024</a>, and (soon) <a
href="https://www.sfn.org/meetings/neuroscience-2025">2025</a></li>
<li><a href="https://alleninstitute.org/events/2024-neuropixels-and-openscope-workshop/">Allen
Institute Neuropixels and OpenScope Workshop</a> 2023 and 2024</li>
<li><a href="https://www.sfn.org/meetings/neuroscience-2025">Society for Neuroscience
Conference</a></li>
<li><a href="https://alleninstitute.org/events/2025-neuropixels-and-openscope-workshop/">Allen
Institute Neuropixels and OpenScope Workshop</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ucl.ac.uk/neuropixels/training/2024-neuropixels-course">UCL
Neuropixels Course</a></li>
</ul>
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<Article>
<h2>Fostering the next generation</h2>
<h3>Pinpoint was developed with the help of a diverse group of undergraduate researchers.</h3>
<p>Developing Pinpoint has been an opportunity for a diverse group of undergraduates to discover a passion for research, neuroscience, and 3D development.</p>
<ul>
<li>Kenneth Yang</li>
<li>Jasmine Schoch</li>
<li>Kenneth Yang (WRF Fellow, Mary Gates Scholar)</li>
<li>Jasmine Schoch (SURFiN Fellow)</li>
<li>Qiqi Liang</li>
<li>Selina Li</li>
<li>Kai Nylund</li>
<li>Kai Nylund (Mary Gates Scholar)</li>
</ul>
</Article>
</div>
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<h2>Built by everyone</h2>
<h3>Pinpoint is open-source software meaning anyone can review our code, report problems, and
submit changes.</h3>
<p>The open nature of our code also ensures it will still be maintainable even after we stop
developing it.</p>
<p>The open nature of our code also ensures it will still be maintainable long after we achieve our main goals.</p>
</Article>
</div>
</div>
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<Article>
<h2>Learn more about our projects</h2>
<h3>See what else we've made and get in contact with us!</h3>
<p>See what else we've made and get in contact with us!</p>
</Article>
</div>
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