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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Message From the Director .. 1
RESEARCH IN BRIEF
Diamonds: MRI’s New Best Friend? .. 7
Can Acupuncture Treat Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? .. 8
The Possible Role of Glow Sticks—Yes, Glow Sticks—in Treating Alzheimer’s .. 9
Good News for PET Researchers: Radiotracer binding is less sensitive to blood flow than
previously thought .. 10
SPOTLIGHT ON NEUROIMAGING TECHNOLOGIES
20 Years of FreeSurfer .. 11
The Road to MPI: The Center’s Larry Wald talks magnetic particle imaging and his latest
BRAIN Initiative Grant .. 17
Optical Imaging in Africa .. 19
SPOTLIGHT ON MENTAL DISORDERS
Eye-contact Avoidance in People With Autism .. 23
How iPads and Other Tablet Devices Could Improve Communication Skills in Autism
Spectrum Disorder .. 25
The Neuroscience of Personal Space .. 27
SPOTLIGHT ON CLINICAL CONCERNS
Moving Beyond Biopsy for Liver Fibrosis .. 31
New PET Probe Images Fibrosis of the Lungs .. 32
New Software Improves Ability to Determine the Cause of Stroke .. 33
Improving Cancer Care with Molecular Imaging .. 35
‘Crowds Cure Cancer’ at RSNA .. 36
What Is ‘Covert Consciousness’? And Why Is It So Important? .. 37
POSTSCRIPT: The Martinos Center at a Glance .. 39
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