About the University of Rochester Center for Advanced Brain Imaging & Neurophysiology (URCABIN)

The University of Rochester Center for Advanced Brain Imaging & Neurophysiology (UR CABIN) is a research facility offering a state-of-the-art 3T magnet for the purpose of conducting investigations using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to researchers from the University of Rochester, neighboring institutions, and the science and technology industries.

The primary purpose of the Center is to gather functional MRI data from the brain while volunteers perform a variety of tasks. The Center is also able to provide structural images of any part of the human body, and spectroscopy of living tissues.

As part of its educational mission, the URCABIN offer, summer research experiences, and demonstrations for faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate and undergraduate students, through the University of Rochester.

Facilities

The URCABIN is a 6,000+ square-foot facility housing a Siemens 3T whole-body horizontal-bore Prisma magnet. The Center also contains a mock magnet that can be used to train study participants before they enter the scanner.

The facility resides on the ground floor of the Annex building located across from the University of Rochester Medical Center, on Elmwood Avenue.