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Jan Zimmermann is an Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota, specializing in neuroimaging, non-human primate neuroscience, and advanced MRI techniques. Her research focuses on diffusion MRI methodologies for preclinical applications, neural mechanisms underlying behavior in macaques, and the development of tools for behavioral tracking and pose estimation in primates. She leads efforts to standardize MRI protocols for non-human primates and explores the ethical and technical challenges in primate neuroscience research.
- Key research areas: Diffusion MRI, neuroimaging standards, primate cognition, and computational methods for animal behavior analysis.
- Developed tools include OpenMonkeyStudio for markerless pose estimation and OpenApePose databases.
- Investigates neural correlates of decision-making, reward processing, and motor control in freely moving primates.
Her work bridges engineering, neuroscience, and ethics, with a focus on advancing imaging technologies and their translational potential. Recent studies address the integration of multimodal imaging (e.g., polarization-sensitive OCT with MRI) and the impact of exogenous electric fields on neural activity.
Grants and collaborations involve interdisciplinary projects in neurotechnology, including hardware development for high-field fMRI and chemogenetic manipulations in non-human primates.
Labs and teams: Active in primate imaging and behavior analysis groups, contributing to open-source software ecosystems for neuroscience research.
