The Center for Functional Neuroimaging (CfN) was created in 2003 to advance the general interests of the brain imaging community at the University of Pennsylvania through targeted methods development, symposia and colloquia, handling of regulatory issues, and fund-raising efforts.

The CfN is a Type I Center within the Department of Radiology that draws upon multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary expertise and resources available at the University of Pennsylvania, involving contributions from physics, engineering, radiochemistry, computer sciences, psychiatry, psychology, cognitive and systems neuroscience, and the clinical neurosciences.