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Faculty, students, and visitors associated with our group have access to the following facilities:

 
Neural Control of Movement Laboratory
Daniel Corcos is the director of the NCM Lab.  The lab uses surface electromyography and motion analysis techniques to understand how humans control movement and force production in healthy people and people with movement disorders. Investigating issues such as the control of segmental reflex gain in upper limb movement, how disease severity influences motor control in Parkinson's disease and how neurosurgical and physical therapy interventions affect Parkinson’s disease.  The laboratory has two single elbow joint manipulandums, an ankle joint manipulandum, wrist manipulandum, Delsys EMGs, tremor accelerometers, force transducers, optotrack motion analysis system, Eye II and motion monitor system, and advanced data collection software for a wide array of research paradigms. 

 

  Center for Magnetic Resonance Research
The Center has built a 9.4 Tesla human scanner, and a new building to house it in close proximity to the current 1.5 and 3.0 Tesla scanners. In addition, there is an equipment room, control room and preparation/recovery area, faculty offices, electronics laboratory, physiology laboratory, computing facilities, and a conference room.

 

Center for Cognitive Medicine                                      The Center is dedicated to developing new knowledge about the cognitive problems caused by brain disorders and normal aging. In our clinical work, we use neuropsychological assessments, eye movement measurements and functional brain imaging to diagnose the causes of cognitive disabilities. In our research clinics, we treat patients with novel pharmacologic approaches designed to enhance and preserve cognitive abilities. Our current research programs are focused on autism, traumatic brain injury, the effects of hormones on brain function, and the early evaluation and treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. 

 

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