CENIR — Centre de NeuroImagerie de Recherche
Overview
CENIR (Centre de NeuroImagerie de Recherche) is Paris Brain Institute’s human neuroimaging research centre, one of ICM’s 10 core technological platforms. Located at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, it provides state-of-the-art multimodal human neuroimaging for research and translational studies, serving ICM research teams, NeurATRIS external users, and academic and industrial collaborators.
Equipment
CENIR operates a 7T MRI, and two 3T MRI scanners (structural, functional fMRI, diffusion, spectroscopy), a Siemens Biograph mMR simultaneous PET-MRI (18F-FDG, amyloid, tau, and dopaminergic tracers), an Elekta Neuromag 306-channel MEG system, high-density EEG systems, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS, combined with EEG/MRI), and eye-tracking compatible with MRI and MEG environments.
Research Role
CENIR is the primary neuroimaging node for multisite cohort studies managed by CATI (MEMENTO, INSIGHT-preAD), molecular neuroimaging using PET tracers for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s biomarkers, and cognitive neuroscience with combined fMRI, MEG, and EEG protocols. It also provides clinical neuroimaging services for Phase I/II trial imaging endpoints, in coordination with NeurATRIS.
Data Management
For multisite cohort studies, CENIR data is processed through CATI pipelines:
- Raw DICOM → NIfTI conversion and BIDS organisation via CATIconv
- Multi-site MRI harmonisation and automated QC
- Data deposited on OpenNeuro (open datasets) or secure platforms for controlled-access cohorts
For individual research projects outside the CATI framework, data management is handled directly by the research teams.
Connections
- Hosted at: Paris Brain Institute
- Data management: CATI (multisite cohort data)
- Part of: France Life Imaging
- Labelled by: IBiSA
- External access: NeurATRIS