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Special Report: Brain Imaging Research
Volume 11, Number 5
November/December 1996 |
Brain Imaging Research
Cutting the ribbon to dedicate NIDA's new Brain Imaging
Center in Baltimore are, from left, Dr. Harold Varmus,
director of the National Institutes of Health; General
Barry R. McCaffrey, director of the White House Office
of National Drug Control Policy; and Dr. Alan I. Leshner,
director, of NIDA
The opening of both a Brain Imaging Center in NIDA's Division of Intramural
Research (DIR) in Baltimore, and NIDA's Regional Neuroimaging Center at
Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York, has affirmed NIDA's commitment
to brain imaging research as a vital tool for finding effective drug abuse
treatments. This Special Report describes imaging research both by the scientists
in DIR and by NIDA-funded researchers across the Nation.
In his column, NIDA Director Dr. Alan I. Leshner reports
on the achievements and goals of this research. "New Imaging Center
Enhances NIDA's Brain Research", introduces the new center
in Baltimore, and "NIDA Brain Imaging Research Links Cue-Induced Craving to Structures Involved in Memory" discusses the recent research
led by Center Director Dr. Edythe London. "NIDA-Supported Researchers
Use Brain Imaging to Deepen Understanding of Addiction" presents examples of brain imaging research being conducted by NIDA-funded
researchers across the Nation, and "NIDA's Regional Neuroimaging Center" describes the Brookhaven Center. Finally, The Basics of
Brain Imaging" offers a back-grounder on major neuro-imaging
techniques currently being used in drug abuse research.
Officials gather at the new PET scanner during the dedication of
NIDA's Brain Imaging Center in Baltimore. From left, Dr. Harold Varmus,
director of NIH; General Barry R. McCaffrey, director of ONDCP;
Dr. Alan I. Leshner, director of NIDA; Dr. Edythe D. London, director
of the center; Dr. Ruth L. Kirschstein, deputy director of NIH; and
Dr. Barry J. Hoffer, director of NIDA's Division of Intramural Research.
From NIDA NOTES, November/December, 1996
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