Brain Imaging Research Center (BIRC)

Brain imaging Research Center (BIRC)

The UConn Brain Imaging Research Center (BIRC) houses a 3 Tesla Siemens Prisma MRI scanner alongside equipment for collecting data with high-density EEG systems, eye tracking, and a Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) system. The Center facilitates scientific discovery and theoretical innovation in cognitive neuroscience and other fields by providing access to state-of-the-art equipment and methods and technical and scientific training.

Contacts

General Contact

birc@uconn.edu
860.486.3108

Staff

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Elisa Medeiros

MRI Technologist
elisa.medeiros@uconn.edu
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Morgan Brennan

MRI Technologist

Faculty Scientific Advisers

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Fumiko Hoeft, MD, Ph.D.

Director, Professor
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fumiko.hoeft@uconn.edu
860.486.2654
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Roeland Hancock, Ph.D.

Associate Director, Assistant Research Professor
Phillips 142
roeland.hancock@uconn.edu
860.486.4042

Location

Campus Address

David C. Phillips Communication Sciences Building
Storrs Campus

Mailing Address

Brain Imaging Research Center
850 Bolton Rd, Unit 1271
Storrs CT 06269-1271

Instrumentation

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Data Analysis Lab

The center houses a data analysis lab to assist members of the community with analysis of their data.  Alongside high-end Macintosh workstations, BIRC offers centralized data management and up-to-date analysis software for both MRI and EEG/ERP data as well as MATLAB, Python, and multiple language compilers (e.g. GCC, Clang).

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3 Tesla Siemens Prisma Scanner

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In-Scanner 256-Channel EEG/ERP System (EGI)

  • NetAmps 410 Amplifier with Net Station 5.2
  • Geodesic Position System Dome for electrode locations
  • Child and adult friendly electrode application
  • In-Scanner "Simultaneous" EEG/ERP Data Collection
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In-Scanner Eye Tracking

SR Research Eye Link 1000 Plus

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Experimental Control

  • E-PRIME 2.0
  • MATLAB
  • Presentation
  • Experiment Builder
  • PsychoPy and OpenSesame
  • SuperLab
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In-Scanner Stereo Auditory Presentation

Avotec

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In-Scanner LCD Screen

BOLDscreen

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In-Scanner Fiber-Optic Microphone

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MagVenture Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) R30 System

Services & Rates

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MRI (Technologist Assisted)