Imaging Research Facility (IRF)

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Affiliation:

IU Bloomington

Director:

Dan Kennedy, PhD.

Website:

https://irf.indiana.edu

Description:

The Imaging Research Facility (IRF) at Indiana University is a state-of-the-art neuroimaging facility that supports research on brain structure and function and their relation to behavior and cognition. The IRF houses a research-dedicated 3 Tesla Siemens Magnetom Prisma Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner, and can support the acquisition of functional MRI (fMRI), structural MRI, diffusion and perfusion imaging, and MR spectroscopy data. Associated resources includes MRI-compatible eye tracking, physiological monitoring, auditory and visual stimulus delivery, behavioral response devices, adjacent testing rooms, and a full-scale mock scanner. Examples of current research activities include studies of substance use and abuse, concussion, aphasia, neurodevelopmental and psychiatric conditions (e.g., autism, psychosis), aging, language acquisition, and developmental studies across the lifespan. The IRF has the dual mission of research and education, and aims to foster an interactive and collaborative neuroimaging community consisting of researchers from departments across the Bloomington campus and beyond.

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