Yesterday, Reichman University inaugurated the Ruth and Meir Rosental Brain Imaging Center. This cutting-edge facility fosters interdisciplinary research, merging cognitive and brain sciences with medical sciences as well as fields not typically associated with MRI research. These include law, marketing, human-machine interaction, government, management, and beyond.
The center also provides guidance to researchers who are not experienced in integrating imaging into their research endeavors, assisting them from the conceptualization phase through to implementation. The scope of research possibilities is endless.
The MRI device is a Siemens MAGNETOM Prisma 3 Tesla, a state-of-the-art research system designed for human scanning. What sets this system apart is its capability to produce exceptionally high-quality images. It enables high-grade anatomical, functional, and metabolic scans of various organs in the body.
Founding President and Chairman of the Board of Reichman University, Prof. Uriel Reichman: “The donation of the fMRI is a very important contribution to the university’s advancement. We are marching towards a substantial expansion of our scope — from interdisciplinarity in the social sciences to interdisciplinarity in technology and life sciences. This significant milestone will already be reflected next year, with the opening of additional laboratories, endeavors in the life sciences, and the establishment of the medical school. I have no doubt that the interdisciplinary nature of our institution and the investments made in psychology and neuroscience will yield groundbreaking research.”
Director of the Ruth and Meir Rosental Brain Imaging Center, Dikla Ender-Fox: “This contribution by the Rosental-Balchowsky family will pave the way for significant and pioneering research and advancements, particularly at a university that also prioritizes applied research. I am confident that the family will continue to support and engage with us, in light of their unwavering dedication to science and society.”
The event also featured lectures by Prof. Amir Amedi, founding director of the Baruch Ivcher Institute for Brain, Cognition and Technology at Reichman University, who described the diverse studies conducted at the institute using the MRI scanner, as well as Dr. Anat Grinfeld, an MRI consultant at the Ruth and Meir Rosental Brain Imaging Center, who delivered a comprehensive overview of the MRI device’s extensive history and its significance in our lives today.