Laboratories at NPI

1. MOVEMENT DISORDERS LABORATORY

This laboratory was established in 1989 in response to a need for neurophysiological and quantitative measurements of drug-induced movements. The laboratory is equipped with instrumentation which is capable to acquire and analyse quantitative data from involuntary movements and muscle activity produced by patients.

2. NEUROIMAGING LABORATORY

This laboratory was established in 1991 in response to a need for the assessment of brain images. The laboratory has a SGI Workstation (Indy) which runs the software ANALYZE from Mayo Foundation, through a collaborative arrangement with Mayo clinic and a SUN Sparc Workstation (IPX). The SGI Workstation also runs a software package called BRAINS which was designed to do neuroimage visualization/analysis from the University of Iowa (Dr N Andreassen). Several Windows workstations have been recently purchased to run ANALYZE, SPM (Matlab based) etc. The laboratory has capability of acquiring and analysing brain images obtained form different modalities such as CT, SPECT, MRI, PET. We have recently started 1H MRS applications. This Lab is a major resource for a number of clinical and research projects, in particular relating to epilepsy, dementia, schizophrenia and movement disorders. We use SPM and FSL to analyse functional brain scans. (Contact Dr. W. Wen for more details: 93823724)

3. NEUROPSYCHOLOGY LABORATORY

This laboratory is equipped with a range of material, both paper-and-pencil and computerised, to perform neuropsychological assessments. Over the years, it has grown into a major resource for the investigation of various cognitive disorders, and the expertise of this laboratory is sought by many clinicians.