Neuroimaging Center

Tom Denney
Tom Denney
Director, Neuroimaging Center

 

The Neuroimaging Center
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Advancing brain health through innovative neuroimaging

 

The Neuroimaging Center
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Installed, Clinically Approved Parallel Transmit 7T MRI Scanner
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In Federal Funding to the State of Alabama Through Collaborative Research Grants
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Published Research Articles in Leading Journals Since 2010

About the Center

The Auburn University Neuroimaging Center is a dynamic research hub within Auburn’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, housed in a $20 million, 45,000-square-foot facility located in the Thomas Walter MRI Research Building at the Auburn Research Park.

Leveraging Auburn University’s expertise in engineering, sciences, and veterinary medicine, the center aims to improve healthcare and contribute to medical and scientific advancements. Collaborative, interdisciplinary research projects range from exploring PTSD biomarkers in older adults to examining how artificial intelligence can be used to predict brain disorders and measuring the effects of gene therapy for Tay-Sachs disease in animal models.

The center’s vision is to become a leading MRI research institution with an emphasis on brain, cardiovascular, and orthopedic imaging—areas that align with both the needs of the MRI research community and Auburn University’s existing strengths.

MRI Site
Contact MRI

  • The $9 million, state-of-the-art MAGNETOM whole-body Terra.X 7-Tesla scanner provides unprecedented resolution, advancing understanding of brain health and function.

  • Features a cutting-edge Siemens Skyra open-bore 3T scanner.

  • Supports advanced cognitive neuroscience research using functional MRI (fMRI) and world-class magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) to study biochemistry and energy production in the brain and muscle.

  • Utilizes sodium imaging of the brain to provide insight into cellular function.

  • Emphasizes research in critical areas including brain imaging, cardiovascular imaging, muscle and brain energy production, orthopedic imaging, and brain disorders and human behavior.