Connecting you with the University of Missouri’s innovative research and creative activityThis is Your Brain on Camera
A visit with Shawn Christ, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences
Published: October 07, 2009 - Topics:
psychology
neuropsychology
brain_development
autism
Phenylketonuria
Imaging Imagination
Topics:
diffusion_tensor_imaging
brain_activity
Christ works with diffusion tensor imaging, a game-changer in neuropsychology. DTI provides psychologists a new window into the brain's interconnections. He offers an analogy in terms of wires in a house. “In a good wire you have nice insulation, and the wire runs from your electrical box to your outlet,” he notes. DTI allows investigators to see whether there is any damage to the insulation around the wire and whether that wire is running where it should.