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
Nancy Kanwisher
Nancy Kanwisher studies the functional organization of the human brain as a window into the architecture of the mind.
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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.
Publications
- Treves, IN, Olson, HA, Ozernov-Palchik, O, Li, CE, Wang, KL, Arechiga, XM et al.. At-home use of app-based mindfulness for children: A randomized active-controlled trial. Mindfulness (N Y). 2023;14 (11):2728-2744. doi: 10.1007/s12671-023-02231-3. PubMed PMID:38654938 PubMed Central PMC11034918.
- Mahowald, K, Ivanova, AA, Blank, IA, Kanwisher, N, Tenenbaum, JB, Fedorenko, E et al.. Dissociating language and thought in large language models. Trends Cogn Sci. 2024; :. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2024.01.011. PubMed PMID:38508911 .
- Jacoby, N, Polak, R, Grahn, JA, Cameron, DJ, Lee, KM, Godoy, R et al.. Commonality and variation in mental representations of music revealed by a cross-cultural comparison of rhythm priors in 15 countries. Nat Hum Behav. 2024; :. doi: 10.1038/s41562-023-01800-9. PubMed PMID:38438653 .