GBP8m for new state-of-the-art brain scanner in Cardiff.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-4 March 2004-UK Government: GBP8m for new state-of-the-art brain scanner in Cardiff(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:03042004 An GBP8 million grant to help build a ground-breaking research centre in Cardiff was announced today by Science and Innovation Minister, Lord Sainsbury.

The money will go towards establishing a new centre that will benefit people who suffer from brain injury and mental disorders. The Cardiff University Brain and Repair Imaging Centre will be the first in the UK to combine two state of the art brain-scanning systems to gain a better understanding of how the brain works. It is hoped that work there will lead to improved treatments for conditions such as strokes, multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's disease and for...