Facilities

The Motor Neuroscience and Neuroimaging Research Laboratory, located in Room 235 of the STAR Tower, offers dedicated space for data collection and computing. Less than 1.5 miles from the University of Delaware’s Center for Biomedical & Brain Imaging (CBBI), it leverages CBBI’s state-of-the-art Siemens 3T Magnetom Prisma MRI scanner for advanced neuroimaging research on healthy individuals and patients with movement disorders.

The lab features:

• Two Si155 Bragg Grating Fiber Optic systems for force data acquisition
• MRI-compatible lower limb configuration for measuring ankle dorsiflexion
• MRI-compatible force sensors (150/700 N)
• APDM wearable technology with 6 Opal sensors for gait and balance analysis
• Kinesia wireless motion sensor for assessing motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and essential tremor (ET)
• A 4 channel HD-tES device for advanced neurostimulation research
• -80°C ultra-low temperature freezer and centrifuge for human blood sample pre-processing and storage
• High-performance Linux Dell Precision tower workstations for brain imaging analyses
• Hand and grip force dynamometers, dexterity tests, clinical scales for motor and cognitive testing