(DURIP) JOINT DOD AND WSU CENTER OF NEUROIMAGING AND NEURO-EVALUATION OF COGNITIVE TECHNOLOGIES
Abstract
The Air Force aims to develop “Rapid, Effective Decision-Making” as part of developing and delivering transformational strategic capabilities.” The focus on airman decision-making resonates with the current surge in neuro-cognitive modulation technologies. Neuro-cognitive technologies have a strong application to the DoD, specifically for cognitive enhancement, fatigue mitigation, enhancing selection validity, and increasing training efficiency. Combined with a rising interest in the identification of biomarkers for training and selection, their successful implementation will support warfighter readiness. Researchers at Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) and Wright State University (WSU) are actively investigating these areas. However, they lack access to a research-dedicated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) facility, the gold standard for neuroscience research. The available MRI facility in the area is a clinical facility, which often intrudes in research activities and experimental design. Access to a research-dedicated MRI facility has thus become a critical barrier for the ongoing neuroscience research activities by researchers at WSU and its DoD research partners at WPAFB. The long-term goal of this work is to establish a truly collaborative center for DoD and academic neuroscience research in the Dayton, Ohio region. The overall objective of this current proposal, a is to establish the Joint DoD and WSU Center of Neuroimaging and Neuro-Evaluation of Cognitive Technologies through the purchase and installation of a state-of-the-art 3-Tesla MRI. This would support collaborative research between the Navy, Air Force, other DoD agencies (e.g., DARPA) and academic institutions (e.g., NIH or NSF). The proposed DoD-WSU CoNNECT facility will support the most advanced imaging available including MR spectroscopy, functional MRI, arterial spin labeling, diffuse optical imaging, and diffusion tensor imaging.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Aug 12, 2021
- Source ID
- FA95502010239
Entities
People
- Assaf Harel
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- United States Air Force
- Wright State University