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  • Extending the Toolbox: HCP Behavioral Measures Harmonized with Prominent Imaging Studies

    HCP Young Adult
    Posted on Sep 01, 2011

    Before entering the scanner, each of the 1200 participants in the Human Connectome Project will undergo a series of tests to measure their motor, cognitive, sensory, and emotional function. These behavioral measurements …

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    Scientists have new help finding brain’s nooks and crannies

    HCP Young Adult
    Posted on Aug 16, 2011

    Like explorers mapping a new planet, scientists probing the brain need every type of landmark they can get. Each mountain, river or forest helps scientists find their way through the intricacies of the human brain. Resea…

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    Connectome Skyra Update: new gradients installed, human subject testing approved

    HCP Young Adult
    Posted on Aug 03, 2011

    High Angular Resolution Diffusion Imaging (HARDI) is one of the primary imaging technologies to be employed for the Human Connectome Project. This approach benefits from high gradient amplitudes for diffusion weighting, …

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    Van Essen, Ugurbil to deliver Keynote Talks at ISMRM Workshop in Milan

    HCP Young Adult
    Posted on Jul 25, 2011

    One of the primary benefits of large, open research projects such as the Human Connectome Project is the potential ability to speed the translation of scientific research to clinical practice. This year’s workshop on &#8…

  • HCP at OHBM 2011 – Posters on Display

    HCP Young Adult
    Posted on Jun 24, 2011

    A number of HCP-related posters will be on display throughout the OHBM Conference. Be sure to come by during our scheduled stand-by times. (See also: Who's attending OHBM 2011 from the HCP Consortium?) Posters on …

  • HCP at OHBM 2011

    HCP Young Adult
    Posted on Jun 23, 2011

    This year's conference hosted by the Organization for Human Brain Mapping will be the first opportunity for members of the Human Connectome Project consortium to share our progress with the scientific community at …

  • Van Essen, Marcus to speak on Neuroimaging Data Sharing and Data Access

    HCP Young Adult
    Posted on Jun 23, 2011

    As a prelude to the OHBM 2011 Conference in Quebec City, HCP investigators David Van Essen and Daniel Marcus will be joining a series of speakers on Saturday, June 25th at an event hosted by the INCF. The topic at hand: …

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    Vice President Joe Biden Highlights the HCP at Event to Support Brain Research

    HCP Young Adult
    Posted on May 31, 2011

    On May 25, 2011, Vice President Joe Biden joined astronaut Buzz Aldrin and many prominent neuroscientists at the President John F. Kennedy Library & Museum in Boston to support brain research. While citing the need for n…

  • Dr. Sporns awarded Guggenheim Fellowship for 2011

    HCP Young Adult
    Posted on Apr 23, 2011

    We are pleased to pass on the news that Dr. Olaf Sporns, an investigator for the Human Connectome Project and one of the first to coin the term "Connectome,” has been awarded the prestigious John Simon Guggen…

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    Van Essen, Smith to speak at Neuroinformatics 2011

    HCP Young Adult
    Posted on Mar 24, 2011

    David Van Essen will chair a workshop as part of the Neuroinformatics 2011 conference this coming September. Along with fellow HCP investigator Stephen Smith, the panel will include Van Weeden (Harvard Medical School, Ma…