Center for Advanced Brain Imaging
Nathan S. Kline Institute

Welcome to the Center for Advanced Brain Imaging (CABI) official web pages. This web site gathers important information about CABI hardware and software resources, administrative procedures, problem reports, frequently asked questions, and more. Please bear with us and have patience. The site keeps expanding and one day it may even contain just the piece of information you are looking for. Please let us know if you have any suggestions or problems viewing these pages.

Website updates: We are updating this website to reflect the current upgrades to the CABI. Thank you for your patience.

New:

• Remote access from a Linux computer
• How to install the Windows AFS client
• Intro to CABI Computer Resources
• CABI Safety Policy Manual (revised November 2009)

Administrative issues

• CABI Collaborative Research (review process description and calendar, downloadable forms – example consent forms, PRC application form, etc.)
• Standard Human Scanning Procedures (procedures for scanning humans in the CABI)
• Volunteer Recruitment Pool (submit your protocols here for the Volunteer Recruitment Pool)
• NKI's website (official website of the Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research)

Magnets

• Magnet scheduling calendars (on-line magnet time reservation system; CABI visitor and PRC protocol passwords are required for access)
• Magnet scheduling rules (please read the rules before scheduling)
• Magnets status page (see what is working and what is being repaired)
• CABI safety manual (Be sure to read this before using our scanners!)
• CABI fire safety manual (Fire safety manual for CABI)
• The Basics of MRI (educational package licensed from J. P. Hornak, Ph.D.; CABI visitor password is required for access)
• Pulse sequence descriptions (for descriptions of pulse programs written by NKI staff)

Computers

• Introduction to CABI Computer Resources (at last...)
• Introduction to AFS (learn how to set up permissions and groups, check quotas, etc.)
• Data handling on CABI MR systems (learn how to transfer and archive your data)
• Linux logins (with graphics) from Windows via the NX Client for Windows (learn how to install, configure, and run the NX Client for Windows)
• Remote access from a Linux computer (connect from your home Linux computer to NKI Linux workstations)
• Hardware and Software Computer Resources (see what HW and SW is available to users)
• Some useful Unix Commands and Unix Techniques (a little help for using unix or linux)
• Computer Problem Reports (an email link to the NKI helpdesk – both Windows and UNIX problems should be reported there; alternatively, you can call ext. 6521)
• UNIX/PC Computing Frequently Asked Questions (mandatory reading before asking for computer help)