Powerful imaging methods like MRI and MEG provide neuroscientists with a detailed view of the human brain – including the spatial and temporal changes that occur as we interact with the world. Our researchers are using these tools to study how the brain develops from infancy, which regions underlie different aspects of our mental lives, and whether imaging can be used to predict the onset of disease.
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Brain Imaging
brain mapping · functional connectivity · fMRI · EEG · MEG · predictive imaging · precision interventions · contrast agents · theory of mind · the developing brain · learning
Featured Researcher
Robert Desimone
Robert Desimone investigates the brain mechanisms that allow us to focus our attention on a specific task while filtering out distractions.
224
The typical number of images our scanners take for a 3D brain reconstruction.
3.5-6 minutes
The time typically taken to generate a structural scan of the adult brain using MRI.
Recent Publications
- Olson, HA, Chen, EM, Osumah, CJ, Du, H, Fedorenko, E, Saxe, R et al.. The emergence of the language system in the toddler brain. bioRxiv. 2026; :. doi: 10.64898/2026.02.26.707550. PubMed PMID:41867753 PubMed Central PMC13001345.
- Olson, HA, Ozernov-Palchik, O, Arechiga, XM, Gabrieli, JDE. Remote Text-Supplemented Audiobook Intervention Supports Children's Explicit and Incidental Vocabulary Learning. Dev Sci. 2026;29 (3):e70159. doi: 10.1111/desc.70159. PubMed PMID:41844538 PubMed Central PMC12995855.
- Griffith, IM, Hess, RP, McDermott, JH. Optimized feature gains explain and predict successes and failures of human selective listening. Nat Hum Behav. 2026; :. doi: 10.1038/s41562-026-02414-7. PubMed PMID:41826525 .