Sammons BrainHealth Imaging Center
The Sammons BrainHealth Imaging Center provides MRI services for researchers at UTD and partner institutions in the scientific quest to measure brain health across the lifespan.
State-of-the-Art Research Imaging Facility
The Sammons BrainHealth Imaging Center at UT Dallas is a one-of-a-kind research-dedicated facility focused on human brain imaging to measure changes in brain health and function.
We offer an inviting non-clinical atmosphere with free parking (including designated parking for MRI participants).
It houses two Siemens 3T Prisma scanners and is located at the UTD Center for BrainHealth® in Dallas’ medical district adjacent to UT Southwestern Medical Center.
The facility serves as a hub for research scientists and partners to collaborate in advancing our understanding of brain health. Services are available to researchers from UT Dallas and other institutions in the surrounding community.
An auditory equipped MRI Simulator provides researchers an opportunity to introduce participants, from infants to elderly, to the MRI environment (generously provided by the Sapphire Foundation).
UTD celebrated the opening of the Sammons BrainHealth Imaging Center on November 21, 2019
Dr. Vince Calhoun, Dr. Joseph Pancrazio, Dr. Steven Small, Dr. Richard Benson, Dr. Bart Rypma, Mr. Tom Leppert 
Dr. Bart Rypma addresses those invited to view the facility
See our For Researchers page for more information or contact us to get started on your research project!
Center Amenities
Our Suite has top-of-the-line amenities and convenient resources for researchers and participants.
The Sammons BrainHealth Imaging Center occupies 4300 square feet on the first floor of the Brain Performance Institute.
The suite is equipped with a waiting area, a changing room with lockers, meeting rooms for consenting and task practice, phlebotomy/EEG/EKG data collection rooms, storage rooms for study equipment, and bathrooms (with and without shower facilities).
Finally, we offer participants access to a multi-sensory “Brain Reset Room” which provides gentle music, aroma therapy, reclining massage chair, and Louie Schwartzberg Moving Art™.
Optimized for Research
Watch this short video to hear three reasons why this Dallas-area scientist conducts imaging research at The Sammons BrainHealth Imaging Center.
Learn how our scanners are specifically optimized for the acquisition and interpretation of rich research data.