Calling All Researchers: On-Campus MRI Coming Soon

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3T MRI Scanner

Would your research benefit from on-campus access to a magnetic-resonance imaging scanner? A state-of-the-art 3T MRI scanner will be available on campus at the Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research (I³R) starting late 2024.

The I³R team is currently preparing a National Science Foundation funding proposal to support the equipment purchase and is assembling a cross-disciplinary list of faculty who could use the scanner to advance their research. Help us demonstrate the campuswide benefit of having the scanner and strengthen our case for funding by adding your name to the list by Friday, Sept. 22.

An MRI scanner can address many questions beyond human neuroscience, so feel free to propose creative uses of the scanner. The scanner is capable of full head-to-toe imaging and can measure the central and peripheral nervous systems, as well as the cardiovascular and skeleto-muscular systems. This advanced imaging capability has significant cross-disciplinary applications. For example, researchers in the physical sciences and engineering develop novel scans of the brain, body and organs. Researchers in computer science and data science often deploy their computational models on MRI data. Psychological and social scientists link their constructs to biological substrates, and clinical researchers can demonstrate the efficacy of their therapies.

If you are interested in using the forthcoming 3T MRI scanner at I³R or want to know more about potential applications, contact Josiah Leong, assistant professor of psychological science, at josiah@uark.edu or Ranu Jung, I³R executive director, at i3rexec@uark.edu.