The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $432,749 Project Grant under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health (CFDA 93.286) program to the Regents of the University of Michigan to develop a "Silent Functional MRI Using Looping STAR" technology. The project aims to create a quiet, whole-brain functional MRI (fMRI) acquisition method capable of high spatial and temporal resolution, while addressing challenges like physiological noise, head motion, and susceptibility distortions. The research will involve designing optimized image acquisition, novel reconstruction algorithms, and integrated motion/distortion corrections to enable quiet, artifact-robust fMRI suitable for studying children, dementia patients, and auditory/speech processing. The project will run from Mar 2025 through Jan 2029 and builds on the University of Michigan's expertise in biomedical imaging research.