Research

The Center supports research on a wide variety of topics including, but not limited to, the following.

Hardware and Software Development:

• RF coils development
• Custom built MRI accessories
• Pulse programming
• k-t Spatio-Temporal MRI
• Measurement of flow velocities in micro-flowcells using the DESIRE (Diffusion Enhancement of Signal and Resolution) effect
• Reducing data acquisition time in multi-dimensional NMR spectroscopy using multiple-microcoil probes
• Parallel imaging for NMR microscopy at 14.1T

Applications:

• Cognitive studies on the effects of
• Culture
• Social Engagement
• Aging and Exercise
• Cortical Plasticity and Adult Development
• Emotional and cognitive processing
• Multimodal (EEG, Optical, MRI) imaging of human and animal cognition
• Animal Models of Tinnitus
• Animal Models of Oncology Treatment, including T-cell mediated delivery of nanoparticles for imaging and therapy of tumors
• Cellular hyperthermia MRI controlling
• Dynamically hyperpolarized Noble gases MRI imaging at 4.7T
• Visualization of animal brain tumor treatment by means of integrated MRI-NIR optical tomography