Introduction

The functional MRI Facility (fMRIF) is an NIH core resource serving the intramural research programs of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) as well as other institutes. It was initiated in March of 1999  primarily by the NIMH and the National Institute for NINDS. Its function is to serve as a resource by which all NIH institutes can perform functional MRI (fMRI) studies to further the understanding of healthy and diseased brain function and physiology.  More specifically, the Facility  provides a complete environment for stimulus presentation, monitoring and recording subject behavior and physiology while performing functional MRI.  Additional services include providing for temporary data storage, data transfer, instruction on running the scanner, as well as assistance, during working hours, in performing fMRI.