ABOUT THE LAB
The Quantitative Brain Imaging Technology Lab is developing and applying leading edge imaging technologies to investigate novel brain measures. This includes the development of innovative rapid, high resolution, high sensitivity and quiet diffusion-weighted imaging techniques and relaxometry mapping with motion correction. We will be leveraging the unique capabilities of the new MAGNUS MRI brain imaging system at the Waisman Center. We are also developing novel image analysis strategies for characterizing individual differences and heterogeneity to better appreciate neurodiversity across specific populations. These technologies are being applied to studies in a broad range of populations including early brain development and aging with specific studies focused on autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, traumatic brain injury, and dementia.
Research News
Waisman investigators receive grant to improve brain imaging in young children
A team of investigators at the Waisman Center was recently awarded a $2.5 million grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of Health to both improve brain imaging techniques for infants and build a quantitative atlas of typical early brain development…
Currently Recruiting Studies
Child Brain Imaging Development Study
This study is looking to develop new approaches to study brains with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with the overall goal of improving imaging studies of infants and young children. Specifically, we are trying to create a more pleasant experience by making the process faster, quieter, and less sensitive to motion. The new methods may eventually help with the diagnosis and monitoring of disorders.