1. Computational Research at Auburn MRI Research Center Gopikrishna Deshpande AU MRI Research Center Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Auburn University, Auburn, AL United States of America

2. O UTLINE  Brain  Functional MRI principle  Types of Models  Computation involved  Heart  Regional Mechanical Function

3. Measuring Brain Function using MRI

4. M ODELS OF B RAIN F UNCTION Functional Localization Assumes temporal evolution of function to be spatially independent Functional Networks Assumes temporal evolution of function to be spatially dependent (distributed information processing)

5. Computations involved

6. Cardiac MRI Research ● Advanced techniques for diagnosing valve disease, heart attacks, diabetes, and hypertension from cardiac MRI