Souheil Inati

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Department of Psychology | Center for Brain Imaging | Center for Neuroeconomics

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is unparalleled in its ability to provide high resolution images of soft tissue in-vivo. It is non-invasive and extremely flexible allowing for a wide range of applications. My research is focused on the development of MRI methodology for neuroscience, specifically imaging the structure and function of the brain.

Current projects include work on the optimization of anatomical imaging sequences for morphometry and cortical flattening, in-vivo white matter "dissection" via diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and fiber tracking, and incorporation of parallel imaging technology using multi-coil arrays into whole-brain functional imaging (fMRI).

The long-term goal of my research is the integration of various MR data acquisition methods, such as functional, diffusion-weighted, and structural scans, each of which provides a measure of one aspect or another of the underlying physiology. I hope to develop sets of tools that can be used by a wide range of neuroscientists, from biologists interested in the development and the organization of the primate brain, to psychologists interested in the mapping of large scale, high level, human cognitive function.

E-mail: souheil.inati@nyu.edu

Representative Publications

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Spin correlations and symmetrization in the nuclear magnetic resonances of molecular systems with tunneling
Inati SJ and Zilm KW Phys Rev Lett 68(22):3273-6 (1992)
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Polarization-enhanced NMR spectroscopy of biomolecules in frozen solution
Hall DA, Maus DC, Gerfen GJ, Inati SJ, Becerra LR, Dahlquist FW and Griffin RG Science 276(5314):930-2 (1997)
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Eye position influences auditory responses in primate inferior colliculus
Groh JM, Trause AS, Underhill AM, Clark KR and Inati S Neuron 29(2):509-18 (2001)
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Extensive individual differences in brain activations associated with episodic retrieval are reliable over time
Miller MB, Van Horn JD, Wolford GL, Handy TC, Valsangkar-Smyth M, Inati S, Grafton S and Gazzaniga MS J Cogn Neurosci 14(8):1200-14 (2002)
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Actions or hand-object interactions? Human inferior frontal cortex and action observation
Johnson-Frey SH, Maloof FR, Newman-Norlund R, Farrer C, Inati S and Grafton ST Neuron 39(6):1053-8 (2003)
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Functional connectivity: integrating behavioral, diffusion tensor imaging, and functional magnetic resonance imaging data sets
Baird AA, Colvin MK, Vanhorn JD, Inati S and Gazzaniga MS J Cogn Neurosci 17(4):687-93 (2005)
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An fMRI study of reward-related probability learning
Delgado MR, Miller MM, Inati S and Phelps EA Neuroimage 24(3):862-73 (2005)
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