3-Tesla Magnetic resonance tomograph

• Subject Area: Neurosciences
• Term: Funded in 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 455536709

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of the most important imaging methods in the cognitive and clinical neurosciences. The University of Marburg therefore purchased an MR-scanner (field strength: 3 Tesla) in 2010 exclusively for research purposes. At the same time, considerable funds were invested in the expansion of an infrastructure for the scientific use of MR-tomography, e.g. by setting up a dedicated IT-infrastructure for neuroscientific MR-imaging and by establishing a specialized core facility.At the University of Marburg, the MR-scanner is used by numerous neuroscientific working groups from different research disciplines and specialist areas. The topics of the research projects are broad and range from basic neuroscientific questions (e.g. examination of the neural correlates of perception processes) to methodologically oriented developments of analysis and measurement methods (e.g. development of quality assurance methods for multicentre MRI studies) to translationally oriented clinical projects (e.g. research into the neurobiology of affective disorders). Magnetic resonance imaging is also a central component of numerous collaborative projects at the University of Marburg, e.g. in the DFG research group FOR2107 "Neurobiology of Affective Disorders", in the SFB / TRR 135 "Cardinal Mechanisms of Perception", in the International Research Training Group 1901 "The Brain in Action" and in the BMBF alliances BIPOLIFE, ASD-NET and PROTECT-AD.The MR-scanner currently used is now reaching its technical limits. On the one hand, downtimes and associated repair costs due to device wear are increasing. On the other hand, due to the now obsolete technology and thus much lower performance, research at the highest level is increasingly no longer possible. Therefore, a new MR-scanner should be purchased.In this proposal, current and planned research projects of the University of Marburg are described, the scientific environment is presented and the usage concept of the MR-scanner is outlined.

• DFG Programme: Major Research Instrumentation
• Major Instrumentation: 3-Tesla Magnetresonanztomograph
• Instrumentation Group: 3231 MR-Tomographie-Systeme
• Applicant Institution: Philipps-Universität Marburg
• Leader: Professor Dr. Andreas Jansen