Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, inaugurated the world’s first and most advanced MRI facility at the National Brain Research Centre (NBRC) in Manesar, Haryana.
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Dr. Singh stated that with this facility, India will be able to explore new horizons in human neuroscience with a unique and powerful 3T MRI platform.
He stated that Siemens’ Prisma MRI scanner is being used by a number of worldwide efforts, including the United States’ brain initiative and the European Human Brain Project.
This is being utilised to create human cohort data for patients with common brain and mental health illnesses such as Parkinson’s, Alziemer’s , anxiety, and depression.
The Minister emphasised the importance of the Centre’s single-subject world-class research, which encourages translational research with the goal of discovering rational medicines and cures for brain illnesses.