2nd March 2021 11:23 am 2nd March 2021 11:23 am An international project aims to create new photonic tools that can access the deep brain and provide further understanding of neurological diseases. Image by Colin Behrens from Pixabay Strathclyde University is the UK participant in DEEPER (Deep Brain Photonic Tools for Cell-Type Specific Targeting of Neural Diseases), which is investigating the deep-brain alterations underlying the origin of neurological and psychiatric diseases such as dementia, depression, addiction, schizophrenia and chronic pain. The four-year study involves 12 partners in eight countries, coordinated by Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), and has received funding of approximately €5.7m from the European Union via the Horizon 2020 programme.