Cognitive Imaging Research Center

The purpose of the Cognitive Imaging Research Center (CIRC) at Michigan State University is to facilitate cognitively-oriented neuroimaging research conducted by members of the Cognitive Science Program.

The Center is primarily dedicated to supporting fMRI research at MSU.

The Center currently supports imaging researchers at MSU in five ways:

• Personnel to support cognitive neuroimaging on the 3.0T scanner in the Radiology Department at MSU. The Center supports a full-time MR physicist.
• Computer, hard drive, and tape backup support for data analysis and storage via the Center's dedicated unix server and unix-based workstations housed in Giltner Hall.
• Maintenance and support of fMRI data analysis tools including AFNI and SUMA.
• Shared office and computer workstations in the Cognitive Science Program area of Giltner Hall.
• Consulting Services for experimental design and data analysis.

Current areas of investigation include the following:

• Scene perception (fMRI).
• Affective processes (fMRI).
• Processing of tone and language in music (fMRI)

General overview of data acquisition and analysis.