What is brain imaging?

Brain imaging is used to understand the relationships between specific areas of the brain and what function they serve, locate the areas of the brain that are affected by neurological disorders, and develop new strategies to treat brain disorders by using Computed Tomography Scan (CT Scan), Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), and Angiography.

What the Kennedy Center is doing?

Proton relaxation and contrast mechanisms in MRI--National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (1985-2004)
John Gore, Ph.D., Principal Investigator
Aims to continue studies to better understand the physical factors that affect the NRM relaxation properties of protons in tissues and which determine contrast in MR images.

Integrated functional imaging of the human brain--National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (2002-2007)
John Gore, Ph.D., Principal Investigator
This is a research partnership designed to develop and integrate different methods of brain imaging using MRI, NIR, ERP, and advanced methods of data analysis.

Biophysical basis of functional brain MRI--National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (1995-2004)
John Gore, Ph.D., Principal Investigator
This project is aimed at developing an improved understanding of mechanisms involved in functional MRI of the brain and to optimize imaging and data analysis strategies for the detection of neuronal activity.

Learn more about brain imaging:

Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science
http://www.vuiis.vanderbilt.edu/