Research groups
Member laboratories
CIRC is a community of laboratories from across MSU. Each brings distinct expertise — from acquisition engineering to computational modeling — united by human neuroimaging. New member profiles are added as the center grows.
Radiology
Biomarker Research and AI in Neuroimaging (BRAIN) Lab
Norman Scheel, PhD
Computational and AI neuroimaging — novel biomarkers for brain aging, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, and sports-related concussion from multimodal MRI, PET, and CT.
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Psychology
Brascamp Lab for Visual Neuroscience
Jan Brascamp, PhD
Functional imaging (fMRI) of visual perception in health and disease — the neural processes that turn sensation into conscious perception — and the foundations of pupillometry.
Learn more ↗Psychology / Neuroscience Program
Liu Attention & Perception Lab
Taosheng Liu, PhD
Neural mechanisms of visual selective attention, visual working memory, and perceptual decision-making, studied with fMRI.
Learn more ↗Pediatrics & Human Development; Institute for Quantitative Health Science & Engineering
Knickmeyer Lab / ORIGIN
Rebecca Knickmeyer, PhD
Genetic and environmental influences on early brain development across the first 1,000 days — integrating pediatric neuroimaging with genomics and the microbiome-gut-brain axis. Founder of ORIGIN (ENIGMA).
Learn more ↗Electrical & Computer Engineering
Broadband Access & Wireless Communication (BAWC) Lab
Tongtong Li, PhD
Information theory and statistical signal processing with applications in neuroscience — including EEG-based information-transfer mapping that distinguishes normal cognition from mild cognitive impairment.
Learn more ↗Computational Mathematics, Science & Engineering (CMSE)
Multiscale Complex Systems Lab
Mengsen Zhang, PhD
Neuroimaging-informed dynamical-systems modeling of brain function — computational frameworks linking multiscale brain dynamics to naturalistic recordings and brain stimulation.
Learn more ↗Family Medicine, College of Human Medicine
HELP PAIN Lab
Natoshia Cunningham, PhD
Healing Emotions iLlness Pain (HELP): developing and testing tailored psychological treatments for youth with chronic painful conditions and co-occurring mental-health symptoms, studying the neural mechanisms of pediatric pain, and broadening access to behavioral healthcare.
Learn more ↗Statistics & Probability, College of Natural Science
Statistical Tractography & Nonparametrics Group
Lyudmila Sakhanenko, PhD
Nonparametric statistics, high-dimensional probability, and empirical processes — including statistical tractography methods for diffusion MRI.
Learn more ↗Are you an MSU investigator using human imaging and interested in joining CIRC? Get in touch to have your group listed here.