Neuroimaging is a powerful tool to connect current advances in the measurement of brain circuits and the large-scale datasets being generated by clinical and epidemiological studies. We can provide measurements that are sensitive to cellular phenomena and that can be acquired in living humans, bridging the gap between laboratory neuroscience and human health.
The new Wellcome Trust Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging involves the Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain (FMRIB) at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, as well as the Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity (OHBA) at the Department of Psychiatry, and the Department of Experimental Psychology.
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- Dr Jeremy Farrar, Wellcome Trust Director
The Wellcome Centres all aim to advance our understanding of health and disease, and span fundamental and social sciences, clinical research and engineering.
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