Developmental Research (ABCD/hBCD.MIDB)

The CMRR has fostered the advancement of developmental neuroimaging. Along with strong collaborations with developmental neuroscientists the CMRR/UMN has become a hub for developmental neuroimaging. The CMRR has been the only institution involved in the four highly influential neuroimaging studies on human brain development: the Lifespan HCP, the Baby HCP, the Adolescent Brain & Cognitive Development (ABCD) study, and the most recent hBCD study in infants. Efforts from the CMRR have been responsible for the imaging protocols and sequences used in these large-scale multi-site NIH funded studies. Advancements in developmental neuroimaging at the CMRR is further evidenced by the establishment of the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain (MIDB) on the UMN campus, which is also host to one of the CMRR 3T scanners. Ongoing collaborations are aiming to extend developmental imaging in infants to 7T and to an awake model.