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The Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at UCL
Established	2006
Director	Martina Callaghan
Location	London, United Kingdom; 51°31′18.2″N 0°7′22.4″W / 51.521722°N 0.122889°W
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The Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, formerly the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging^[1] at University College London (incorporating the Leopold Muller Functional Imaging Laboratory and the Wellcome Department of Imaging Neuroscience) is an interdisciplinary centre for neuroimaging research based in London, United Kingdom.

Principal investigators working at the Centre include Professors Ray Dolan, Jon Driver, Richard Frackowiak, Chris Frith, Karl Friston, Eleanor Maguire, Cathy Price, and Geraint Rees. The Centre is located in Queen Square in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, adjacent to the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.

History[edit]

'The Functional Imaging Laboratory (FIL)', was founded in 1994 following a major grant award from the Wellcome Trust. This provided for a new building, capital equipment and core staff support. The award enabled a core group of scientists, based at the Medical Research Council Cyclotron Unit, at the Hammersmith Hospital to relocate their activity to a central London site, within UCL.

In 1994 the principal neuroimaging research tool was positron emission tomography (PET). Over the next decade functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) became the primary investigative tool of the FIL, leading to PET decommissioning in 2004. Currently, the investigative tools of the laboratory include functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) magneto-encephalography (MEG) and electro-encephalography (EEG). The laboratory has continued to enjoy core Wellcome Trust infrastructure support through major grant awards in 1999 and 2004.

In 2006, following a successful bid for a Strategic Award the laboratory was awarded Wellcome Trust Centre status, and is now known as the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at UCL.

References[edit]

^ "The Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging is now The Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging". University College London. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

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[namechange-1] "The Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging is now The Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging". University College London. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

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+The '''Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging''', formerly the '''Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging'''<ref name="namechange">{{cite web |title=The Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging is now  The Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging |url=https://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/ |publisher=University College London |access-date=19 January 2020}}</ref> at [[University College London]] (incorporating the Leopold Muller Functional Imaging Laboratory and the Wellcome Department of Imaging Neuroscience) is an interdisciplinary centre for [[neuroimaging]] research based in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]].
-The '''[https://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/ Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging]''' at [[University College London]] is a world-leading interdisciplinary centre for [[neuroimaging]] research based in [[London]], United Kingdom. Researchers at the Centre use expertise to investigate how the human brain generates behaviour, thoughts and feelings and how to use this knowledge to help patients with neurological and psychiatric disorders. Human neuroimaging allows scientists to non-invasively investigate the brain structure and functions including Action, Decision Making, Emotion, Hearing, Language, Memory, Navigation, Seeing, Self awareness, Social Behaviour and the Bayesian Brain
+Principal investigators working at the Centre include Professors [[Ray Dolan (professor)|Ray Dolan]], [[Jon Driver]], [[Richard Frackowiak]], [[Chris Frith]], [[Karl Friston]], [[Eleanor Maguire]], [[Cathy Price]], and [[Geraint Rees]]. The Centre is located in [[Queen Square, London|Queen Square]] in the [[Bloomsbury]] area of [[Central London]], adjacent to the [[National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery]].
-The Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging is part of UCL's [https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ion/research/research-departments/department-imaging-neuroscience Department for Imaging Neuroscience], alongside [https://www.mps-ucl-centre.mpg.de/ The Max Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing] and Affiliated Principal Investigators (PIs).
-The current team of researchers and support staff use their diverse and interdisciplinary skills to work collaboratively towards one shared goal: to use neuroimaging to understand and help patients with neurological and psychiatric disorders. Principal investigators working at the Centre include Professors John Ashburner, Dominik Bach, Gareth Barnes, Sven Bestmann, [[Neil Burgess (neuroscientist)|Neil Burgess]], [[Martina Callaghan]], Jenny Crinion,  [[Ray Dolan (professor)|Ray Dolan]],  Stephen Fleming, [[Karl J. Friston|Karl Friston]], Tim Griffiths, Alex Leff, Vladimir Litvak, [[Eleanor Maguire]],  Mairead MacSweeney, Tamar Makin,  [[Cathy J. Price|Cathy Price]], [[Geraint Rees]], Jon Roiser;   and  Drs  Guillaume Flandin, Tobias Hauser, Quentin Huys, Peter Kok, Christian Lambert, Clare Press, Rimona Weil,  Elliot Wimmer and Peter Zeidman.
-The centre is located at 12 Queen Square in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, adjacent to the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
 ==History==
+'The Functional Imaging Laboratory (FIL)', was founded in 1994 following a major grant award from the [[Wellcome Trust]]. This provided for a new building, capital equipment and core staff support. The award enabled a core group of scientists, based at the Medical Research Council Cyclotron Unit, at the [[Hammersmith Hospital]] to relocate their activity to a central London site, within UCL.
-Over 25 years, the [https://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/ Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging] has pioneered innovation and applications in imaging neuroscience, addressed fundamental biological questions, and played a leading role in transforming cognitive and systems neuroscience. Since its founding in 1994, it has been led by a number of Directors:
+In 1994 the principal neuroimaging research tool was [[positron emission tomography]] (PET). Over the next decade [[functional magnetic resonance imaging]] (fMRI) became the primary investigative tool of the FIL, leading to PET decommissioning in 2004. Currently, the investigative tools of the laboratory include functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) [[magneto-encephalography]] (MEG) and [[electro-encephalography]] (EEG). The laboratory has continued to enjoy core Wellcome Trust infrastructure support through major grant awards in 1999 and 2004.
-'''1994: Wellcome Department for Cognitive Neurology'''
+In 2006, following a successful bid for a Strategic Award the laboratory was awarded Wellcome Trust Centre status, and is now known as the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at UCL.
-'''Founding Director: [[Richard Frackowiak]]'''
-* '''Deputy: [[Semir Zeki]]'''
-''Main focus: Addressing key questions about brain function and cognition.''
-The Functional Imaging Laboratory (FIL) was founded in 1994 following a major award from the Wellcome Trust. It was incorporated within UCL's Institute of Neurology, as the Wellcome Department of Cognitive Neurology. The centre's early work pioneered and openly shared new neuroimaging techniques and analyses for understanding human cognition.
-'''2002: Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging'''
-'''Director: [[Ray Dolan (professor)|Ray Dolan]]'''
-* '''Scientific Director: [[Karl J. Friston|Karl Friston]]'''
-''Main focus: Pioneering computational modelling approaches to neuroimaging.''
-In 2006, following a successful bid for a Strategic Award, the laboratory was awarded Wellcome Trust Centre status (renewed in 2011), becoming the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging. A key development was computational models of behaviour that could be linked to dynamic brain activity. In 2014, the Max Planck-UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research was opened.
-'''2015: Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging'''
-'''Director: [[Cathy J. Price|Cathy Price]]'''
-* '''Previous Deputy: [[Eleanor Maguire]]'''
-* '''Current Deputy: [[Martina Callaghan]]'''
-''Main focus: Delivering clinically-transformative computational neuroimaging.''
-Renamed the Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging after funding renewal in an open competition, the focus of our mission is to pioneer the clinical translation of human neuroimaging.
-== Facilities ==
-The [https://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/ Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging]’s diverse technical capabilities enable their researchers to conduct complex studies exploring both temporal and spatial brain activity with greater specificity.
-'''In-house facilities include:'''
-* 7T Siemens Terra [[magnetic resonance imaging]] (MRI) scanner with parallel transmission capability.
-* Two research-dedicated 3T Siemens TIM-Trio magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners, one of which is additionally equipped with a prospective motion correction system.
-* A CTF-Omega 275-channel [[magnetoencephalography]] (MEG) system.
-* Purpose-built room for the use of optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs)
-* A number of [[electroencephalography]] (EEG) systems
-* Several behavioural testing rooms enabling neuropsychological, psycho-pharmacological and [[transcranial magnetic stimulation]] (TMS) studies.
-* Well-developed systems for simultaneous TMS-fMRI.
-To find out more about the scanning technology at the centre, please visit the [https://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/ Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging] website.
 == See also ==
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-[[Category:University College London]]
-[[Category:Wellcome Trust]]

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