Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging (360G-Wellcome-203147_A_16_Z)

Our overarching vision is to deliver clinically transformative applications of neuroimaging that catalyse the understanding and treatment of patients with neurological and psychiatric disorders. Cornerstone to this is the integration of paradigm-shifting neuroimaging technologies with neuronal and behavioural modelling to establish non-invasive, computationally-derived measures of neuronal function and structure. The resulting methodological innovations will be exploited to provide mechanistic explanations of how the human brain supports sensory, motor and cognitive functions in health, how these mechanisms are affected by disease, how they respond to therapeutic interventions, and how to deliver personalised prognoses. A fundamental tenet of our vision is to conduct our science in a transparent and open manner, and to engage with stakeholders from patient groups and the wider community. Promoting this approach, in conjunction with an inclusive and positive research culture, will remain integral to our vision. Our supportive environment, highly-trained, multidisciplinary staff, innovative technological capacity, and embedded position within the Queen Square Institute of Neurology, creates a dynamic and cooperative critical mass with expertise in the use and development of computational approaches that make our neurobiological questions tractable. These factors provide the capacity to deliver our vision of clinically transformative applications of neuroimaging.