Observing the Human Brain in Action
The Maryland Neuroimaging Center (MNC) is a vibrant neuroimaging research hub at the University of Maryland, College Park. Housed in a spacious facility in the Gudelsky Building, adjacent to the main College Park campus, the center has been designed to foster collaboration among neuroscientists, psychologists, cognitive scientists, engineers, and physicists. A special focus of the center is on understanding mechanisms of brain development and neural plasticity in typical and atypical populations, and in understanding the neural mechanisms underlying expert abilities that serve critical national priorities. The MNC is available to researchers from the University of Maryland and other regional centers.
MNC houses a state of the art research-dedicated Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner, ideal for mapping brain structures and the location of brain activity.
Tracy Riggins Recognized
Faculty Mentor of the Year Award Congratulations to NACS faculty Tracy Riggins, Professor of Psychology, for receiving the 2024 Graduate Faculty Mentor of the Year Award! This award recognizes faculty with outstanding achievement in mentoring students. More...
Hair, Hair for Equity in Neuroscience Research
Rachel Romeo, a University of Maryland assistant professor of education, wants to shine a light on kids’ early development—literally. Using a technique called Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS), she beams light into...
UMD Study Finds Brain Connectivity, Memory Improves in Older Adults After Walking
UMD Study Finds Brain Connectivity, Memory Improves in Older Adults After Walking
Piece of Mind: Upgrade of MNC MRI to Enhance Brain Imaging
Together with major contributions from the BBI and BSOS, a new Research Instrumentation Fund award will improve the temporal and spatial resolution of MR imaging at UMD and enhance campus neuroscience research.
Neuroscientist Spends Summer Teaching Buddhist Monastics
It’s common practice for universities to empty out in the summer as researchers go out in the field. Dr. Jeremy Purcell, a research scientist at Maryland’s Neuroimaging Center, did something a little different. Through...
Prof. Luana Colloca gives talk at MNC
Incorporating behavioral, pharmacological, and functional MRI approaches, Luana Colloca spoke about how and where placebo analgesia is formed in humans. Her recent substantial laboratory research hints at different learning mechanisms regulating the formation of...