About
ImagingBrainstemHealth (COST Action CA24118) aims to create a multidisciplinary European network connecting experts across disciplines to advance human brainstem MRI research and translation into clinical practice.
Our Mission
Our mission is to develop and harmonize advanced brainstem MRI techniques to a level suitable for clinical application. We aim to bring together a community of scientists and clinicians to establish a network that is sustainable beyond the duration of the Action.
Key Objectives
a) establish a dialogue between methods development and clinical applications to define best practices suitable for clinical research and practice;
b) train clinicians and young researchers to use advanced brainstem MRI;
c) harmonize methods to establish big datasets across various clinical conditions
d) establish the multidisciplinary research network necessary to support methods development for mapping currently uncharted areas of the brainstem and establishing new and reliable brainstem MRI biomarkers
Areas of Expertise Relevant for the Action
● Basic medicine: Neuroimaging and computational neuroscience
● Clinical medicine: Neurological disorders (e.g. Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease)
● Basic medicine: Neuroanatomy and neurophysiology
● Clinical medicine: Psychiatric disorders
Keywords
● Magnetic Resonance Imaging
● Brainstem Mapping
● Brainstem disorder
● Prodromal Neurodegeneration
Action Details
MoU - 027/25
CSO Approval date - 19/05/2025
Start date - 17/10/2025
End date - 16/10/2029