School of Psychology

Cardiff University, School of Psychology, Tower Building, 70 Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT

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CUBRIC

Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre, Maindy Road, Cardiff, Wales, UK, CF24 4HQ

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CUCHDS

Cardiff University Centre for Human Developmental Science, 70 Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT

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MRI scanners allow us to collect detailed information about the brain and other areas of the body, without using any harmful radiation. It works by using a large magnet and radio waves. It is very safe, so long as no metal items are brought into the room. We ask each participant to complete a screening form before they are scanned, and change into metal-free clothes. Participants must lie completely still in the centre of the scanner while the images are being taken. MRI is great for viewing different aspects of structure and function in the brain and other areas of the body.

This scanner views the tiny changes in magnetic fields which are generated when the neurons in our brain work together in synchrony. This can be visualised as waves, as seen on this image MEG data gives us very precise information about when processes happen in the brain. The participant sits on a chair with the superconductive sensors above their head .

If the study is held in the brain stimulation labs, it is using one of the following methods to temporarily change the activation of the brain:
TMS - Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation uses magnetic pulses to increase or decrease activation in a particular region of the brain.
tES - Transcranial electrical stimulation uses electrical pulses to similarly change brain activation.


Discover more about brain imaging in CUBRIC

A tour around Cardiff University's 44 million pound state of the art neuroimaging centre, opened by Her Majesty the Queen in June 2016.

Check out our Innovation for All project with CUCHDS.

A team from the Cardiff University Centre for Human Developmental Science worked with primary school teachers and children from Rhondda Cynon Taf to identify research priorities that matter to them.

How fascinating is Psychology? See for yourself.

A live experiment conducted at an open day in the School of Psychology at Cardiff University demonstrating 'status quo bias', as explained by Prof Marc Buehner.