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Tracking the neurodevelopmental trajectory of beta band oscillations with optically pumped magnetometer-based magnetoencephalography (2024)
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Rier, L., Rhodes, N., Pakenham, D. O., Boto, E., Holmes, N., Hill, R. M., Reina Rivero, G., Shah, V., Doyle, C., Osborne, J., Bowtell, R. W., Taylor, M., & Brookes, M. J. (2024). Tracking the neurodevelopmental trajectory of beta band oscillations with optically pumped magnetometer-based magnetoencephalography. eLife, 13, Article RP94561. https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.94561.3

Neural oscillations mediate the coordination of activity within and between brain networks, supporting cognition and behaviour. How these processes develop throughout childhood is not only an important neuroscientific question but could also shed lig... Read More about Tracking the neurodevelopmental trajectory of beta band oscillations with optically pumped magnetometer-based magnetoencephalography.

Naturalistic Hyperscanning with Wearable Magnetoencephalography (2023)
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Holmes, N., Rea, M., Hill, R. M., Boto, E., Leggett, J., Edwards, L. J., Rhodes, N., Shah, V., Osborne, J., Fromhold, T. M., Glover, P., Montague, P. R., Brookes, M. J., & Bowtell, R. (2023). Naturalistic Hyperscanning with Wearable Magnetoencephalography. Sensors, 23(12), Article 5454. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23125454

The evolution of human cognitive function is reliant on complex social interactions which form the behavioural foundation of who we are. These social capacities are subject to dramatic change in disease and injury; yet their supporting neural substra... Read More about Naturalistic Hyperscanning with Wearable Magnetoencephalography.

Enabling ambulatory movement in wearable magnetoencephalography with matrix coil active magnetic shielding (2023)
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Holmes, N., Rea, M., Hill, R. M., Leggett, J., Edwards, L. J., Hobson, P. J., Boto, E., Tierney, T. M., Rier, L., Rivero, G. R., Shah, V., Osborne, J., Fromhold, T. M., Glover, P., Brookes, M. J., & Bowtell, R. (2023). Enabling ambulatory movement in wearable magnetoencephalography with matrix coil active magnetic shielding. NeuroImage, 274, Article 120157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.120157

The ability to collect high-quality neuroimaging data during ambulatory participant movement would enable a wealth of neuroscientific paradigms. Wearable magnetoencephalography (MEG) based on optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs) has the potential to... Read More about Enabling ambulatory movement in wearable magnetoencephalography with matrix coil active magnetic shielding.

Measurement of Frontal Midline Theta Oscillations using OPM-MEG (2023)
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Rhodes, N., Rea, M., Boto, E., Rier, L., Shah, V., Hill, R. M., Osborne, J., Doyle, C., Holmes, N., Coleman, S. C., Mullinger, K., Bowtell, R., & Brookes, M. J. (2023). Measurement of Frontal Midline Theta Oscillations using OPM-MEG. NeuroImage, 271, Article 120024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.120024

Optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs) are an emerging lightweight and compact sensor that can measure magnetic fields generated by the human brain. OPMs enable construction of wearable magnetoencephalography (MEG) systems, which offer advantages over... Read More about Measurement of Frontal Midline Theta Oscillations using OPM-MEG.

A lightweight magnetically shielded room with active shielding (2022)
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Holmes, N., Rea, M., Chalmers, J., Leggett, J., Edwards, L. J., Nell, P., Pink, S., Patel, P., Wood, J., Murby, N., Woolger, D., Dawson, E., Mariani, C., Tierney, T. M., Mellor, S., O’Neill, G. C., Boto, E., Hill, R. M., Shah, V., Osborne, J., …Bowtell, R. (2022). A lightweight magnetically shielded room with active shielding. Scientific Reports, 12, Article 13561. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17346-1

Magnetically shielded rooms (MSRs) use multiple layers of materials such as MuMetal to screen external magnetic fields that would otherwise interfere with high precision magnetic field measurements such as magnetoencephalography (MEG). Optically pump... Read More about A lightweight magnetically shielded room with active shielding.

Using OPM-MEG in contrasting magnetic environments (2022)
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Hill, R. M., Devasagayam, J., Holmes, N., Boto, E., Shah, V., Osborne, J., Safar, K., Worcester, F., Mariani, C., Dawson, E., Woolger, D., Bowtell, R., Taylor, M. J., & Brookes, M. J. (2022). Using OPM-MEG in contrasting magnetic environments. NeuroImage, 253, Article 119084. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119084

Magnetoencephalography (MEG) has been revolutionised by optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs). “OPM-MEG” offers higher sensitivity, better spatial resolution, and lower cost than conventional instrumentation based on superconducting quantum interfere... Read More about Using OPM-MEG in contrasting magnetic environments.

Triaxial detection of the neuromagnetic field using optically-pumped magnetometry: feasibility and application in children (2022)
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Boto, E., Shah, V., Hill, R. M., Rhodes, N., Osborne, J., Doyle, C., Holmes, N., Rea, M., Leggett, J., Bowtell, R., & Brookes, M. J. (2022). Triaxial detection of the neuromagnetic field using optically-pumped magnetometry: feasibility and application in children. NeuroImage, 252, Article 119027. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119027

Optically-pumped magnetometers (OPMs) are an established alternative to superconducting sensors for magnetoencephalography (MEG), offering significant advantages including flexibility to accommodate any head size, uniform coverage, free movement duri... Read More about Triaxial detection of the neuromagnetic field using optically-pumped magnetometry: feasibility and application in children.

Practical real-time MEG-based neural interfacing with optically pumped magnetometers (2021)
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Wittevrongel, B., Holmes, N., Boto, E., Hill, R., Rea, M., Libert, A., Khachatryan, E., Van Hulle, M. M., Bowtell, R., & Brookes, M. J. (2021). Practical real-time MEG-based neural interfacing with optically pumped magnetometers. BMC Biology, 19(1), Article 158. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-021-01073-6

Background: Brain-computer interfaces decode intentions directly from the human brain with the aim to restore lost functionality, control external devices or augment daily experiences. To combine optimal performance with wide applicability, high-qual... Read More about Practical real-time MEG-based neural interfacing with optically pumped magnetometers.

Magnetic Field Mapping and Correction for Moving OP-MEG (2021)
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Mellor, S., Tierney, T. M., O'Neill, G. C., Alexander, N., Seymour, R. A., Holmes, N., Lopez, J. D., Hill, R. M., Boto, E., Rea, M., Roberts, G., Leggett, J., Bowtell, R., Brookes, M. J., Maguire, E. A., Walker, M. C., & Barnes, G. R. (2022). Magnetic Field Mapping and Correction for Moving OP-MEG. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 69(2), 528-536. https://doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2021.3100770

Background: Optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs) have made moving, wearable magnetoencephalography (MEG) possible. The OPMs typically used for MEG require a low background magnetic field to operate, which is achieved using both passive and active ma... Read More about Magnetic Field Mapping and Correction for Moving OP-MEG.

Precision magnetic field modelling and control for wearable magnetoencephalography (2021)
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Rea, M., Holmes, N., Hill, R. M., Boto, E., Leggett, J., Edwards, L. J., David 4 Woolger, Dawson, E., Shah, V., Osborne, J., Bowtell, R., & Brookes, M. J. (2021). Precision magnetic field modelling and control for wearable magnetoencephalography. NeuroImage, 241, Article 118401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118401

Optically-pumped magnetometers (OPMs) are highly sensitive, compact magnetic field sensors, which offer a viable alternative to cryogenic sensors (superconducting quantum interference devices – SQUIDs) for magnetoencephalography (MEG). With the promi... Read More about Precision magnetic field modelling and control for wearable magnetoencephalography.