“The Baylor College Human Neuroimaging Lab (HNL) uses Functional
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) to record and research brain
activity. The fMRI scans human brains at work, detecting areas of
greater blood flow that indicate which part of the brain is active
as subjects perform a variety of activities. The data flows from
the scanners to a high-performance 32-node CentOS cluster to be
analyzed and returned to researchers in statistical form. HNL
Systems Administrator Justin King is a big fan of open source
software and frequently writes his own applications when he can’t
find what he needs in the community. King also takes advantage of
commercial open source projects.“One of the most famous experiments conducted at the HNL was a
double-blind taste test pitting Pepsi against Coca-Cola. Neither
the researchers nor the subjects knew beforehand which soda they
would taste or in what order…”
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