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Mouth magnetoencephalography: A unique perspective on the human hippocampus (2020)
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Tierney, T. M., Levy, A., Barry, D. N., Meyer, S. S., Shigihara, Y., Everatt, M., Mellor, S., Lopez, J. D., Bestmann, S., Holmes, N., Roberts, G., Hill, R. M., Boto, E., Leggett, J., Shah, V., Brookes, M. J., Bowtell, R., Maguire, E. A., & Barnes, G. R. (2021). Mouth magnetoencephalography: A unique perspective on the human hippocampus. NeuroImage, 225, Article 117443. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117443

Traditional magnetoencephalographic (MEG) brain imaging scanners consist of a rigid sensor array surrounding the head; this means that they are maximally sensitive to superficial brain structures. New technology based on optical pumping means that we... Read More about Mouth magnetoencephalography: A unique perspective on the human hippocampus.

Quantifying the core deficit in classical schizophrenia (2020)
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Rathnaiah, M., Liddle, E., Gascoyne, L., Kumar, J., Zia Ul Haq Katshu, M., Faruqi, C., Kelly, C., Gill, M., Robson, S., Brookes, M., Palaniyappan, L., Morris, P., & Liddle, P. F. (2020). Quantifying the core deficit in classical schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin Open, 1(1), Article sgaa031. https://doi.org/10.1093/schizbullopen/sgaa031

In the classical descriptions of schizophrenia, Kraepelin and Bleuler recognised disorganization and impoverishment of mental activity as fundamental symptoms. Their classical descriptions also included a tendency to persisting disability. The psycho... Read More about Quantifying the core deficit in classical schizophrenia.

A tool for functional brain imaging with lifespan compliance (2019)
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Hill, R. M., Boto, E., Holmes, N., Hartley, C., Seedat, Z. A., Leggett, J., Roberts, G., Shah, V., Tierney, T. M., Woolrich, M. W., Stagg, C. J., Barnes, G. R., Bowtell, R. R., Slater, R., & Brookes, M. J. (2019). A tool for functional brain imaging with lifespan compliance. Nature Communications, 10, Article 4785. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12486-x

The human brain undergoes significant functional and structural changes in the first decades of life, as the foundations for human cognition are laid down. However, non-invasive imaging techniques to investigate brain function throughout neurodevelop... Read More about A tool for functional brain imaging with lifespan compliance.

Post-stimulus beta responses are modulated by task duration (2019)
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Pakenham, D. O., Quinn, A. J., Fry, A., Francis, S. T., Woolrich, M. W., Brookes, M. J., & Mullinger, K. J. (2020). Post-stimulus beta responses are modulated by task duration. NeuroImage, 206, Article 116288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116288

Modulation of beta-band neural oscillations during and following movement is a robust marker of brain function. In particular, the post-movement beta rebound (PMBR), which occurs on movement cessation, has been related to inhibition and connectivity... Read More about Post-stimulus beta responses are modulated by task duration.

How Sensitive Are Conventional MEG Functional Connectivity Metrics With Sliding Windows to Detect Genuine Fluctuations in Dynamic Functional Connectivity? (2019)
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Liuzzi, L., Quinn, A. J., O'Neill, G. C., Woolrich, M. W., Brookes, M. J., Hillebrand, A., & Tewarie, P. (2019). How Sensitive Are Conventional MEG Functional Connectivity Metrics With Sliding Windows to Detect Genuine Fluctuations in Dynamic Functional Connectivity?. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 13, Article 797. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2019.00797

Despite advances in the field of dynamic connectivity, fixed sliding window approaches for the detection of fluctuations in functional connectivity are still widely used. The use of conventional connectivity metrics in conjunction with a fixed slidin... Read More about How Sensitive Are Conventional MEG Functional Connectivity Metrics With Sliding Windows to Detect Genuine Fluctuations in Dynamic Functional Connectivity?.

Data‐driven model optimization for optically pumped magnetometer sensor arrays (2019)
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Duque‐Muñoz, L., Tierney, T. M., Meyer, S. S., Boto, E., Holmes, N., Roberts, G., Leggett, J., Vargas‐Bonilla, J. F., Bowtell, R., Brookes, M. J., López, J. D., & Barnes, G. R. (2019). Data‐driven model optimization for optically pumped magnetometer sensor arrays. Human Brain Mapping, 40(15), 4357-4369. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.24707

© 2019 The Authors. Human Brain Mapping published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs) have reached sensitivity levels that make them viable portable alternatives to traditional superconducting technology for magnetoenceph... Read More about Data‐driven model optimization for optically pumped magnetometer sensor arrays.

Spontaneous cortical activity transiently organises into frequency specific phase-coupling networks (2018)
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Vidaurre, D., Hunt, L. T., Quinn, A. J., Hunt, B. A. E., Brookes, M. J., Nobre, A. C., & Woolrich, M. W. (2018). Spontaneous cortical activity transiently organises into frequency specific phase-coupling networks. Nature Communications, 9(1), Article 2987. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05316-z

© 2018, The Author(s). Frequency-specific oscillations and phase-coupling of neuronal populations are essential mechanisms for the coordination of activity between brain areas during cognitive tasks. Therefore, the ongoing activity ascribed to the di... Read More about Spontaneous cortical activity transiently organises into frequency specific phase-coupling networks.

Changes in electrophysiological markers of cognitive control after administration of galantamine (2018)
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Robson, S. E., Gascoyne, L. E., Mullinger, K. J., Robson, S., Kumar, J., O'Neill, G. C., Palaniyappan, L., Morris, P. G., Liddle, E. B., Brookes, M. J., & Liddle, P. F. (2018). Changes in electrophysiological markers of cognitive control after administration of galantamine. NeuroImage: Clinical, 20, 228-235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2018.07.019

© 2018 The healthy brain is able to maintain a stable balance between bottom-up sensory processing and top-down cognitive control. The neurotransmitter acetylcholine plays a substantial role in this. Disruption of this balance could contribute to sym... Read More about Changes in electrophysiological markers of cognitive control after administration of galantamine.

Cognitive neuroscience using wearable magnetometer arrays: Non-invasive assessment of language function (2018)
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Tierney, T. M., Holmes, N., Meyer, S. S., Boto, E., Roberts, G., Leggett, J., Buck, S., Duque-Muñoz, L., Litvak, V., Bestmann, S., Baldeweg, T., Bowtell, R. W., Brookes, M. J., & Barnes, G. R. (2018). Cognitive neuroscience using wearable magnetometer arrays: Non-invasive assessment of language function. NeuroImage, 181, 513-520. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.07.035

Recent work has demonstrated that Optically Pumped Magnetometers (OPMs) can be utilised to create a wearable Magnetoencephalography (MEG) system that is motion robust. In this study, we use this system to map eloquent cortex using a clinically valida... Read More about Cognitive neuroscience using wearable magnetometer arrays: Non-invasive assessment of language function.

A bi-planar coil system for nulling background magnetic fields in scalp mounted magnetoencephalography (2018)
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Holmes, N., Leggett, J., Boto, E., Roberts, G., Hill, R. M., Tierney, T. M., Shah, V., Barnes, G. R., Brookes, M. J., & Bowtell, R. (2018). A bi-planar coil system for nulling background magnetic fields in scalp mounted magnetoencephalography. NeuroImage, 181, 760-774. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.07.028

Small, commercially-available Optically Pumped Magnetometers (OPMs) can be used to construct a wearable Magnetoencephalography (MEG) system that allows large head movements to be made during recording. The small dynamic range of these sensors however... Read More about A bi-planar coil system for nulling background magnetic fields in scalp mounted magnetoencephalography.