Wrap your brain around this: The University of Delaware is unveiling its new Center for Biomedical and Brain Imaging Friday, and the star of the show is a state-of-the-art MRI machine.
The first of its kind in Delaware, it’s got a 14-ton, 3-Tesla magnet at its core, according to a story from UDaily, and it has the technology to show which parts of the brain are functioning.
How? It measures blood flow that goes to certain areas of the brain — signaling function and activity — and creates images from that. Those brain images will be able to tell, for instance, when someone recognizes a face, recalls a certain memory or thinks about moving different parts of the their body.
Researchers will be using the machine across several UD departments, and some of the studies will be on spinal discs, cerebral palsy, liver disease and novel materials, UDaily reported.
At the grand opening Friday, Kenneth Norman, a psychology professor at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute, will speak at 3 p.m. about his neuroimaging work on learning and memory. The event is free and open to the public, and attendees can register here.
UD’s snazzy new MRI will show how your brain actually functions
The machine will be unveiled Friday.
