Explaining the Brain

The Center for Magnetic Resonance Research (CMRR) set the stage for exploration of brain imaging with its development of ultrahigh field magnetic resonance imaging and expanded its expertise into spectroscopy. A new NIH initiative, Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies®, builds on CMRR's work by using advanced MRI together with other emerging tools that rely on optical imaging and cell labeling. This will provide more detailed, clearer pictures of the brain's circuits. Neuroscience faculty developed exciting new approaches to optically recording the activity of neurons - expanding this field. View full story