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Rasmus Birn is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, specifically within the School of Medicine and Public Health. His research focuses on improving techniques for measuring functional brain organization, particularly through the use of resting-state functional connectivity MRI. Dr. Birn has a background in MRI physics and has made significant contributions to enhancing the utility of functional MRI. His past research has centered on the development of new imaging strategies and post-processing techniques aimed at reducing artifacts caused by task-induced subject motion. Furthermore, he has worked on understanding the dynamics of blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) fMRI signals and minimizing the effects of physiological noise on functional connectivity estimates. His goal at the University of Wisconsin is to extend his methodological work to facilitate the reliable measurement of changes in functional connectivity during childhood and adolescence.
Department: Department of Computer Sciences