Pain Neuroimaging Night Spotlights Cutting-edge Imaging Technologies
The Martinos Center showcased the technologies during the 2018 World Congress on Pain in Boston last week.
‘It’s All in the Eyes’: The role of the amygdala in the experience and perception of fear
Lisa Feldman Barrett explores the history of the amygdala and fear in a new paper.
‘Women in Science’ Series Tackles Sexism, Other Issues
The series is part of a larger effort to address the issues in the Center and elsewhere.
Daphne Holt Receives MGH Research Scholars Award
She received the award for her work with personal space in schizophrenia.
The Road to MPI
The Center’s Larry Wald talks Magnetic Particle Imaging and his latest BRAIN Initiative grant.
Larry Wald to Receive Distinguished Investigator Award
The Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research will honor Wald during a ceremony to be held in November.
A New Optical Imaging Tool to Visualize Disease Through ‘Multiplexing’
Anand Kumar and colleagues describe the new technique in the journal Optica.
Treating Aneurysm with MR Coagulation
Jerry Ackerman (right), Ouri Cohen and colleagues have developed a technique that adds therapeutic capabilities to magnetic resonance imaging.
Advanced MRI of Spinal Cord Function Could Provide Important Information for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
The Center’s Rob Barry and colleagues describe the new approach in the journal Brain.
Maria Angela Franceschini Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Franceschini was welcomed into the The AIMBE College of Fellows in a ceremony held yesterday.
White Matter Changes Could Predict Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s Disease
Emily Lindemer and the Brain Aging and Dementia Lab reported the findings in the journal Neurology.
Hyperpolarized Carbon-13 Imaging Is Coming to the Martinos Center
Purchase of the new instrument will be part of a Hyperpolarized Imaging initiative led by the Center’s Yi-Fen Yen.
Learning to See: New Artificial Intelligence Technique Dramatically Improves the Quality of Medical Imaging
The technique yields higher quality images from less data, reducing radiation doses for CT and PET and shortening scan times for MRI.
Study Confirms Role of Structural Connectivity in Spread of Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology
The newly published research draws on data from the Harvard Aging Brain Study.
20 Years of FreeSurfer
How a small band of researchers and computer programmers changed the way we image the brain
Matti Hämäläinen Named Full Professor
Hämäläinen is a pioneer in the application of MEG to the study of human brain function.
A New Role for Diffusion MRI in Treating Anxiety and Depression
An ongoing study by Anastasia Yendiki and colleagues is yielding important new insights into the disorders.
Bruce Rosen to Be Inducted Into National Academy of Inventors
The honor recognizes the enormous contributions he has made to the field of biomedical imaging.
The Possible Role of Glow Sticks—Yes, Glow Sticks—in Treating Alzheimer’s
A new imaging probe was inspired by the chemistry of the novelty light source.