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
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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.
Featured Researcher
Rebecca Saxe
Rebecca Saxe studies the neural basis of abstract thought, including how we assess the mental states of other people.
Publications
- Mohsenzadeh, Y, Mullin, C, Oliva, A, Pantazis, D. The perceptual neural trace of memorable unseen scenes. Sci Rep. 2019;9 (1):6033. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-42429-x. PubMed PMID:30988333 PubMed Central PMC6465597.
- Leonard, JA, Romeo, RR, Park, AT, Takada, ME, Robinson, ST, Grotzinger, H et al.. Associations between cortical thickness and reasoning differ by socioeconomic status in development. Dev Cogn Neurosci. 2019;36 :100641. doi: 10.1016/j.dcn.2019.100641. PubMed PMID:30951970 .
- Bedny, M, Koster-Hale, J, Elli, G, Yazzolino, L, Saxe, R. There's more to "sparkle" than meets the eye: Knowledge of vision and light verbs among congenitally blind and sighted individuals. Cognition. 2019;189 :105-115. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2019.03.017. PubMed PMID:30939375 .