Domenici Research Center for Mental Illness  is a neuroscience research facility within the Brain Sciences Center, located at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis.   Founded in 2001, the Domenici Research Center was made possible through the support of the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the MIND Institute.

Single-Unit Recording Lab

State-of-the-art hardware and software are employed to capture the electrical signals from individual neurons.

Studio of the Mind
Moog synthesizers, harddisk recorders and MIDI sequencers are used to create audio displays of multi-channel datastreams in our electronic music studio.

IBM Cluster

64 IBM computer processors are linked and integrated into one supercomputer cluster to perform intensive analysis and processing of a massive network of up to one million brain cells and a billion more synaptic connections.

BESA/Brain Voyager Data Processing Stations

The collection of  neuroimages and data from fMRI, MEG, EEG and extracellular recordings is only the first step in the experimental process for neuroinvestigators at the Brain Sciences Center.  The next step, which can span several months and even years, requires painstakingly-thorough analysis of experimental data through the use of sophisticated computer software designed for imaging and analysis.

The MIND Institute, a multi-site, multi-disciplinary partnership of top universities and brain research institutions working together to tackle the complex issues of the mind in order to make an extraordinary difference in neuroscience research.

Center for Magnetic Resonance Research (UofM) is an interdepartmental and interdisciplinary research laboratory that provides state-of-the-art instrumentation, expertise, and infrastructure to carry out biomedical research utilizing the unique capabilities provided by high field MRI and MRS methodology.

Radiology Dept. (VAMC) houses a 1.5 Tesla magnet that BSC researcher use to obtain structural MRI brain images that are then co-registered with data collected during MEG trials.

Center for Cognitive Sciences (UofM)  is an inter-disciplinary research center serving as the foundation for research in the cognitive sciences at the University of Minnesota.

Minnesota Supercomputing Institute (UofM)  provides supercomputing resources and user support to faculty and students and is a linchpin program in the University's broad-based digital technology effort.