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.
Dr. Shackman Publishes Paper
Evolutionarily-conserved prefrontal-amygdalar dysfunction in early-life anxiety A new fMRI paper from the Dr. Shackman's lab was just accepted for publication at Molecular Psychiatry (2012 Impact Factor 14.897; #1/135 Psychiatry). In the report, Shackman and...
Julie McCarthy Wins NRSA
Congratulations to Julie McCarthy for having her National Research Service Award (NRSA) funded by NIMH. This project, “Individual Difference in Social Affiliation,” uses fMRI to explore neural mechanisms associated with social withdrawal and social anhedonia in...
Pessoa Named First Director of the Maryland Neuroimaging Center
COLLEGE PARK, Md - The University of Maryland has named Luiz Pessoa, Ph.D., a professor of Psychology in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, as the first Director for the new Maryland Neuroimaging Center (MNC). Dr. Pessoa will provide scientific...
MNC Offers World-Class Research Experience to Students
The Maryland Neuroimaging Center (MNC) is the University of Maryland’s state-of-the-art neuroimaging research center. The array of equipment and facilities in the MNC are used to observe and capture images of the human brain and to measure its activity, providing...
University of Maryland Researcher Asks – What Does Love Look Like?
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - What does love look like? A dozen roses delivered on an ordinary weekday? Breakfast in bed? Or just a knowing glance between lovers? While outward displays of love are fairly easy to discern, a researcher in the College of Behavioral and...
Unique Maryland Neuroimaging Center Opens To Researchers
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland Neuroimaging Center (MNC) officially opened its doors this week in the Gudelsky Building on north campus - creating a unique research facility unlike any in the Washington, D.C. region. The MNC was made possible by a $2 million award...