Brain Imaging Research Center
August 3, 2017
UAMS Researchers Receive National Science Foundation Grant to Study Regulation of Emotion
Aug. 3, 2017 | A team of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research scientists recently received a $422,610 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the mechanisms of control of emotional responses of men and women using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Keith Bush, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the UAMS College…
July 10, 2017
Big Data Computer Aids UAMS Researchers Exploring Mental Health and Illness
July 6, 2017 | A team of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research scientists recently began using a powerful computer system that they hope will aid them in better understanding the mechanisms of mental illness. The Brain Imaging Research Center (BIRC), a division of UAMS’ Psychiatric Research Institute (PRI), in June installed a…
May 5, 2016
Study Looking for Connection Between Dopamine, PTSD
LITTLE ROCK – A trio of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers are studying a chemical in the brain that plays several roles, including regulating movement and emotional responses, in an effort to help women with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Joshua Cisler, Ph.D., of UAMS’ Brain Imaging Research Center, was awarded a five-year…
June 24, 2015
UAMS Recruiting Adolescent Girls for Trauma Study
LITTLE ROCK – A team of researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is recruiting girls ages 11-17 for a study of how child abuse can change brain function and increase the likelihood of adults developing mental health disorders. The study, at the UAMS Brain Imaging Research Center, is hoping to uncover…