David F. Black, M.D.

Closed for Enrollment

• Comparison of Compact 3T, Conventional 3T, and 7T Scanners Using Task Based and Resting State fMRI Rochester, Minn.

  The dual purposes of this study are to determine whether the increased performance of the Compact 3T scanner produces higher quality data than a traditional 3T and a 7T scanner using three of the most commonly employed tasks in current clinical practice, and to determine which of these three scanner platforms provides the highest quality resting state fMRI data primarily assessing the default mode network.

• Functional MRI Response of Light on Alertness and Performance Rochester, Minn.

  The purpose of this study is to study the brain response to different wavelengths of light.