Neuroimaging Acquisition and Analysis Core

摘要/总结：神经影像采集和分析核心 神经影像采集和分析中心将是唯一一个致力于人类大脑研究的核心设施 在内布拉斯加州，和唯一的研究核心设施的认知神经科学的发展和 老龄化（CONDA）中心。这个新的核心设施将提供神经成像基础设施和分析专业知识 集中在奥马哈市中心狭窄地带的四个机构：内布拉斯加大学医学院 中心（UNMC），男孩镇国家研究医院，内布拉斯加大学奥马哈分校，和 克雷顿大学。核心将收藏最先进的，研究专用的神经成像和 神经刺激设备，包括306传感器脑磁图（MEG）系统、3.0T Siemens Prisma磁体，具有高性能梯度和64通道头部线圈，新的电子和磁性大脑 刺激设备，广泛的高性能计算资源，以及其他先进的认知工具， 神经科学研究。相关设备和空间进行了重大翻修， 在过去的三年里，它已经为一个由以下成员组成的丰富的用户社区提供了服务： 多个研究项目由具有重要NIH，NSF和/或基金会奖项的既定PI领导。的 核心还将在所有四个主要的COBRE研究项目中发挥重要作用， 通过CONDA中心的试点和小额赠款计划进行新的研究，并主持教学 研讨会和其他培训活动。因此，Core的用户社区预计将大幅增加 在第一阶段。核心基金将由托尼·威尔逊博士（联合国MC）领导，他是一位国际- 在多模态成像、脑刺激和高级数据分析方面拥有丰富经验的知名专家。 总之，认知神经科学，先进的神经影像学，认知发展， 大脑和认知能力的老化将为新的“核心”内的协同互动创造极好的机会 设施，这些将激发新的研究思路和计划，这将进一步发展核心和 整个康达中心。

Abstract/Summary: Neuroimaging Acquisition and Analysis Core The Neuroimaging Acquisition and Analysis Core will be the only core facility dedicated to human brain research in the state of Nebraska, and the only research core facility of the Cognitive Neuroscience of Development and Aging (CONDA) Center. This new Core Facility will provide neuroimaging infrastructure and analysis expertise to four institutions concentrated in a narrow stretch of downtown Omaha: the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), the Boys Town National Research Hospital, the University of Nebraska – Omaha, and Creighton University. The Core will house a collection of state-of-the-art, research-dedicated neuroimaging and neurostimulation equipment, including a 306-sensor magnetoencephalography (MEG) system, a 3.0T Siemens Prisma magnet with high-performance gradients and a 64-channel head coil, new electrical and magnetic brain stimulation equipment, extensive high-performance computing resources, and other tools for advanced cognitive neuroscience research. The associated equipment and space has underwent significant renovations and upgrades during the past three years, and already serves a rich community of users comprised of members of multiple research programs led by established PIs with significant NIH, NSF, and/or foundation awards. The Core will also play a vital role in all four of the primary COBRE research projects, nurture the emergence of new research through the Pilot and Mini-Grant programs of the CONDA Center, and host instructional workshops and other training events. Thus, the Core’s community of users is expected to significantly increase throughout Phase I. The Core Facility will be directed by Dr. Tony Wilson (UNMC) who is an internationally- known expert with extensive experience in multimodal imaging, brain stimulation, and advanced data analytics. In summary, the combination of cognitive neuroscience, advanced neuroimaging, cognitive development, and brain and cognitive aging will create excellent opportunities for synergistic interactions within the new Core Facility, and these will spark new research ideas and programs, which will further grow the Core and the CONDA Center as a whole.