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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Featured Researcher
Satrajit Ghosh
Satrajit Ghosh uses neuroimaging, speech communication, and machine learning to improve assessments and treatments for mental health.
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.
Publications
- Treves, IN, Kucyi, A, Park, M, Kral, TRA, Goldberg, SB, Davidson, RJ et al.. Connectome predictive modeling of trait mindfulness. bioRxiv. 2024; :. doi: 10.1101/2024.07.09.602725. PubMed PMID:39026870 PubMed Central PMC11257611.
- Treves, IN, Marusak, HA, Decker, A, Kucyi, A, Hubbard, NA, Bauer, CCC et al.. Dynamic functional connectivity correlates of trait mindfulness in early adolescence. bioRxiv. 2024; :. doi: 10.1101/2024.07.01.601544. PubMed PMID:39005413 PubMed Central PMC11244904.
- Meisler, SL, Gabrieli, JDE, Christodoulou, JA. White matter microstructural plasticity associated with educational intervention in reading disability. Imaging Neurosci (Camb). 2024;2 :. doi: 10.1162/imag_a_00108. PubMed PMID:38974814 PubMed Central PMC11225775.