New MRI facility supports imaging for research and education
The MindCORE Neuroimaging Facility at Pennovation Works was built from a need for a facility dedicated for research and educating the next generation of scientists.
The 3,200-square-foot space is the first site in the United States to use the FDA-approved version of the Siemens MAGNETOM Cima.X 3 Tesla MRI scanner. Recently, in partnership with The Changing Brain Lab, data collection has begun with a 200-child study researching how much the brain can change in response to early childhood experiences.
“At Pennovation, families can drive right up and park right there, and the whole building is light and filled with sunshine. A lot of centers are not; they’re usually in the basement,” says Allyson Mackey, Associate Professor of Psychology atThe Changing Brain Lab. “MindCORE has worked really hard to make this a welcoming environment for families from many different kinds of backgrounds.”
