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Laboratory Rotations

Interested in joining LONI?
The UCLA Laboratory of Neuro Imaging is involved in the development of techniques for visualization and modeling of brain structure and function. Come work in an exciting research lab in the neurosciences and gain lab and computer experience!

For more information:
Please e-mail applications@loni.ucla.edu.

METHOD	DESCRIPTION	DURATION (in weeks)
OIS1	Animal models of hemodymanic signals and neurovascular coupling	5
OIS2	Intraoperative mapping of language, sensori-motor, visual and other 'eloquant' cortices	On Call
NIRS	Transcranial measurements in normal subjects and patients scheduled for neurosurgery	6
Postmortem Anatomy	Cyto and chemoarchitectural mapping to atlases in Alzheimers disease and normal brains	6
MAP	Mouse atlasing combining data from high field magnet, histology, and gene expression maps in the C57bl/6J	2
Pipeline	Processing for image analysis, mapping and atlasing	10
Image Analysis	Programming in Java and C++	10
Parametric Modeling	Mathematical manipulations for probabilistic morphometrics	6
Scientific Visualization	Creating 3D and 4D representations of structure and function	6
Computer Graphics	Image processing for segmentation, registration etc.	2
Databasing	Image data	8
Atlasing1	In Alzheimers disease	8
Atlasing2	In Schizophrenia	8
Atlasing3	Brain development and maturation	8
Genotype & Phenotype	Correlations (the study of twins)	8
Modeling	Dynamic processes such as tumor growth
TMS	Using single, double and repetitive stimulation
fMRI	In normal subjects (adults and children) and patients with neuropsychiatric disorders	4
fMRI	Preoperative functional brain mapping of neurosurgical patients	On Call
PET	Pre-operative brain mapping and surgical strategy planning including fMRI, MRI and intraoperative navigation systems	On Call
PET	Measurements of CBF and metabolism in normals and patients	3
CT	Angiography of patients with occlusive cerebrovascular disorders, AVM's and aneurysms	2