The Center for Animal MRI (CAMRI) at the BRIC received a $2M award from NIH High-End-Instrumentation program. This award will be used to purchase a new 9.4T-20cm MRI system from Burker Biospin.
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental disability, characterized by deficits in social interaction, language skills, repetitive stereotyped behaviors, and restricted interests.
Gabriel Dichter, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry in the UNC School of Medicine and adjunct associate professor of psychology and neuroscience in the UNC College of Arts and Sciences, is the principal investigator of a 5-year $2.5-million award as part of the Experimental Therapeutics Initiative of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).