NEUROPHYSICS
Methods in Neuroimaging
| Coordinatore | UNIVERSITEIT MAASTRICHT
Organization address
address: Minderbroedersberg 4-6 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Netherlands [NL] |
| Totale costo | 2˙912˙936 € |
| EC contributo | 2˙912˙936 € |
| Programma | FP7-PEOPLE
Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) |
| Code Call | FP7-PEOPLE-ITN-2008 |
| Funding Scheme | MC-ITN |
| Anno di inizio | 2010 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2010-01-01 - 2013-12-31 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UNIVERSITEIT MAASTRICHT
Organization address
address: Minderbroedersberg 4-6 contact info |
NL (MAASTRICHT) | coordinator | 821˙977.00 |
| 2 |
FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JUELICH GMBH
Organization address
address: Leo-Brandt-Strasse contact info |
DE (JUELICH) | participant | 813˙178.00 |
| 3 |
GLAXOSMITHKLINE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LTD.
Organization address
address: Great West Road contact info |
UK (BRENTFORD) | participant | 659˙502.00 |
| 4 |
UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE
Organization address
city: LIEGE contact info |
BE (LIEGE) | participant | 618˙279.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Body and Brain imaging and its methodological development is a fast growing technique, both quantitatively as well as qualitatively. A long term prospective is that the field needs multidisciplinary expertise of internationally oriented young researchers with a profile of a Neuroimaging scientist, as described in one of the many open job positions (Box 1). The Marie Curie Initial Training Network (MC-ITN) “Methods in Neuroimaging” aims to cover these needs at the European continent. The partners propose a unique multidisciplinary and integrative research and training program with a strong focus on methods. The program aims to specialise early stage researchers and experienced researchers via in-depth integrative training. The training network “Methods in Neuroimaging” will enable them to contribute in a significant, international and multidisciplinary way to the development of new imaging frontiers, i.e. to the development and improvement of image quality, paradigms, analysis, application – and efficiency. Overall the MC-ITN has three aims. First, improved disease understanding and new concepts for early diagnosis and therapeutics evaluation through advance in neuroimaging methods and applications. Second, career development and capacity building for a key technology resource: Expertise in advanced imaging is in short supply and limits expanded use and development of facilities. Third, realising greater value from current imaging investments in research and clinical settings. These aims can be accomplished by the proposed research and training program developed by a multidisciplinary network of core partners. These core partners have an excellent, internationally oriented research and teaching reputation and have available world top laboratory facilities. The core contributors are: Maastricht University (Brain Imaging Centre), Research Centre Juelich (MR Physics), University of Liege (Cyclotron Research Centre) and Glaxo-Smith-Kline (Clinical Imaging Centre).'
Introduzione (Teaser)
Neuroimaging probes the mysteries of the brain and offers a first-hand look at the human body's most important and complex organ. EU researchers joined forces to advance the know-how of this relatively new and constantly evolving discipline.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Doctors and neuroscientists use neuroimaging technologies in the diagnosis and treatment of brain injuries and disorders. Thanks to recent advances, they are better able to identify areas of injury and trauma to the brain. Research using such technology now also helps professionals to treat those with various learning, social and emotional disorders.
Neuroimaging is bringing rapid developments in brain imaging techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET) and electroencephalography (EEG), as well as in research and analysis.
The field is still in its infancy, despite explosive progress. The EU-funded project 'Methods in neuroimaging' (NEUROPHYSICS) formed an interdisciplinary network of scientists to identify, combine and design new methods for neuroimaging by carrying out research and training activities. The overall goal was to place neuroimaging on the research map and drive forward the prevailing impact of the discipline.
Team members focused on brain neuroimaging by placing special emphasis on approaches for clinical use. It used and operated MRI, PET and EEG scans and other technology made available for the project. The researchers were able to supply new imaging hardware, data acquisition and data analysis tools, as well as design new systems integration methods.
The strong multidisciplinary and integrative research methodology of the NEUROPHYSICS network has opened up new brain imaging avenues. By introducing innovative clinical approaches to neuroimaging, the project is putting Europe at the cutting-edge of brain science.