Date/Time
Date(s) - 28/02/2024
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Location
Physics and Astronomy Department

ABB room 102

Dr. Ali Khan
Associate Professor, University of Western Ontario
https://www.uwo.ca/bmi/investigators/ali-khan.html

Title: Computational neuroanatomy with magnetic resonance imaging: from meso- to micro-scales

Abstract: Advances in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technologies are providing the capability to probe the structure of the brain non-invasively at unprecedented spatial scales, promising major neuroscientific and clinical benefits. Ultra-high field strength scanners are enabling higher resolution images to capture meso-scale structure, but not without new challenges in acquisition and image processing. This talk will describe recent work in our lab to address these issues, through the development of computational neuroimaging approaches informed by the intrinsic biology and anatomy of the brain. We will show how new computational models of anatomy are made possible with higher resolution imaging, offering new insights into the well studied hippocampus, and how we are developing and validating quantitative MRI techniques to study microstructure.