Neuroimaging Acquisition and Analysis Core

摘要/综述：神经影像获取和分析核心 神经成像采集和分析核心将是唯一致力于人脑研究的核心设施 在内布拉斯加州，也是发展和认知神经科学唯一的研究核心设施 老龄(康达)中心。这一新的核心设施将提供神经成像基础设施和分析专业知识 四所集中在奥马哈市中心狭长地带的机构：内布拉斯加大学医学 中心(UNMC)、男童城国家研究医院、内布拉斯加州大学奥马哈分校，以及 克雷顿大学。核心将收藏一系列最先进的、致力于研究的神经成像和 神经刺激设备，包括306传感器脑磁图(MEG)系统、3.0T西门子 具有高性能梯度的棱镜磁体和通道磁头线圈，新的电磁大脑 刺激设备、广泛的高性能计算资源和其他高级认知工具 神经科学研究。相关设备和空间进行了重大翻修和 在过去三年中进行了升级，并且已经为由成员组成的丰富的用户社区提供服务 由拥有重要NIH、NSF和/或基金会奖项的知名PI领导的多个研究项目。这个 CORE还将在所有四个主要的Cobre研究项目中发挥至关重要的作用，培育 通过孔达中心的试点和微型赠款计划进行新的研究，并主持教学 讲习班和其他培训活动。因此，Core的用户社区预计将显著增加 在整个第一阶段，核心设施将由托尼·威尔逊博士(UNMC)领导，他是一名国际- 在多模式成像、脑刺激和高级数据分析方面拥有丰富经验的知名专家。 总而言之，认知神经科学、高级神经成像、认知发展和 大脑和认知老化将为新核心内的协同互动创造极好的机会 设施，这些将引发新的研究想法和计划，这将进一步发展核心和 康达中心作为一个整体。

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.