The Neuroimaging Research Unit is an international research centre, part of the Institute of Experimental Neurology, operating since 20 years. This unit currently comprises a multidisciplinary team including neurologists, neuroscientists, post-Docs, bioengineers, PhD students, residents in neurology, technicians and data-managers. The mission is to foster state-of-the-art neuroimaging research to identify and understand the processes that are associated with central nervous system (CNS) changes in normal aging and damage in diseased individuals.

Using structural MRI (conventional and non-conventional MRI, such as diffusion tensor imaging), the Unit is able to quantify tissue damage of macroscopic lesions, normal appearing white matter, normal appearing gray matter, spinal cord and optic nerve. Moreover, it is possible to assess the brain reorganization leading either to recovery of neurological functions or to persistent disability.