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Abstract: Recent advances in brain
imaging can offer unique insigths into the sturucture and function of
the human brain, and can also offer new forms of human computer
interface. However, full exploitation of these techniques will require
new developments in computer visualization (e.g. high dimensional data)
and computational processing (as these techniques generate massive and
complicated datasets). This talk showcases the new facilities at the
GSU/GT Center for Advanced Brain Imaging. The talk will describe some
of the GVU-related research that has been initiated at the center and
provide insights into possible future research directions. Specific
applications that will be described include understanding the
consequences of brain injury, developing enhanced human computer
interfaces and accelerating image processing.
Bio: Dr. Rorden is the director of the new GSU/GT Center for Advanced Brain Imaging (www.cabiatl.com).
The CABI employs state-of-the-art methods, functional magnetic
resonance imaging, brain stimulation, scalp electrical recording and
sophisticated behavioral measures to understand brain function. Dr.
Rorden received a B.A. degree from the University of California, San
Diego. In 1996, he graduated with his Ph.D. from Cambridge University
in Experimental Psychology. He completed post-doctoral work with the
British Medical Research Council in Cambridge, as well as both Birkbeck
College and University College London. From 2000-2005 he worked as a
lecturer and reader at the University of Nottingham, and from 2005-2009
worked at the University of South Carolina's Department of
Communication Sciences. Dr. Rorden has published more than 80
peer-reviewed journal articles and has held four grants from the
National Institutes of Health. He is principal investigator for two NIH
grants are on 'Dissociating Components of the Attentional Network in
Neglect' and 'A Unified Neuroanatomical Model of Speech Production and
Perception'. A spin off of his research is a popular set of open source
software tools available at www.mricro.com. His research interests include perception and language.
