ACTIVITIES
• Basic neuroscience: brain neuroanatomy and function, evaluation of new biomarkers
• Applied neuroscience: characterization and evaluation of experimental models, disease progression, therapeutical drug effects
• MR microscopy: very high resolution imaging of post-mortem biological samples
• Image processing: development of data processing methods and tools for functional and structural neuroimaging of small animals
EQUIPMENT
• 11.7T MRI system: horizontal bore magnet, 16-cm inner diameter (Bruker Biospec 117/16USR, Avance III), BGA9-S gradients with Autopac motorized positioning system
• RF coils: ¹H Cryoprobe™ for mouse head, ¹H surface and volume coils for rats and mice, double tuning ¹H/¹³C and ¹H/³¹P surface coils squirrel monkey coil and cradle
• Animal cradles: all animal cradles are equipped with a tooth bar, a nose cone for gas anaesthesia delivery, ear bars and an integrated heating system
• Anaesthesia and drug delivery systems
• Animal physiological monitoring systems
• Image Guided Therapy System: Ultrasound system that allows in vivo blood-brain barrier opening in mice and rats as well as high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for therapy.