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Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre

Department of Clinical Neurosciences
 
Read more at: Imaging study shows dopamine dysfunction is not the main cause of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Imaging study shows dopamine dysfunction is not the main cause of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

29 October 2013

Research suggests that the main cause of ADHD may lie instead in structural differences in the grey matter in the brain.


Read more at: NIMROD study "The drive for dementia diagnosis"

NIMROD study "The drive for dementia diagnosis"

11 October 2013

An important new study at CPFT led by Consultant Psychiatrist Prof John O’Brien and Consultant Neurologist Dr James Rowe is looking into the possible role of the immune system in dementia and related memory disorders.


Read more at: BBC News - Brain scan study to understand workings of teenage mind

BBC News - Brain scan study to understand workings of teenage mind

15 May 2013

Featuring MRI imaging at the Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre - Researchers in Cambridge have begun a study to understand the teenage brain. Follow the link to the BBC News Website: http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22510866


Read more at: Compute/Cluster Server Consolidation.

Compute/Cluster Server Consolidation.

11 February 2013

Work has completed to consolidate our current compute and cluster servers at the WBIC. By utilising the latest server technology we have reduced our current compute/cluster server count from 76 Servers to just 8, but this will constitute an increase of approx 50% more CPU/Memory processing power available, as well as reducing our energy footprint by 80%.


Read more at: Panorama:The Mind Reader - Unlocking My Voice

Panorama:The Mind Reader - Unlocking My Voice

8 November 2012

Featuring MRI imaging at the Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre - scheduled for broadcast on BBC ONE-Tuesday November 13th at 10:35pm Author - Vicky Lupson


Read more at: New high resolution NMR instrument installed in the Molecular Imaging Chemistry Laboratory (MICL)!

New high resolution NMR instrument installed in the Molecular Imaging Chemistry Laboratory (MICL)!

1 November 2012

Author - Dr R E Canales Candela


Read more at: Upgrade to Simultaneous PET/MR Scanner

Upgrade to Simultaneous PET/MR Scanner

15 October 2012

Author - Dr R Hawkes


Read more at: 3D Printing Capabilities at WBIC

3D Printing Capabilities at WBIC

23 February 2012

Dr Marius Mada has been successful in his application to the Marmaduke Sheild Fund to purchase an HP 3D Printer. This will be used to rapid prototype custom parts for both MRE (Magnetic Resonance Elastography) and preclinical imaging studies at the Laboratory for Molecular Imaging. For further information if you would like...


Read more at: Powerful new means of accessing PET radiotracers for brain imaging

Powerful new means of accessing PET radiotracers for brain imaging

10 February 2012

A novel methodology for rapid and direct synthesis of PET probes has been developed in partnership with researchers from the National Institute of Mental Health. The publication is here .


Read more at: Abnormal Brain Structure Implicated in Stimulant Drug Addiction

Abnormal Brain Structure Implicated in Stimulant Drug Addiction

3 February 2012

Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts is the conclusion of a major study conducted at the Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre.