It is also the only centre studying children's brains.
Nobody yet has a non-invasive way of making a road map of the brain.
In the past, scientists learned about brain function while patients were undergoing surgery, or by examining the brains of people who had died. But with developments in computer technology, researchers are able to measure the brains of living, functioning people who are awake and performing tasks. Then, electrodes are attached to the scalp and an area of the brain is stimulated. For example, the right index finger is given a mild electric shock or the left eye is subjected to a rapidly flashing pattern. Another image is taken with an MRI to measure oxygen use during the activity.