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The neurodevelopmental trajectory of beta band oscillations: an OPM-MEG study (2024)
Journal Article
Rier, L., Rhodes, N., Pakenham, D., Boto, E., Holmes, N., Hill, R. M., …Brookes, M. J. (2024). The neurodevelopmental trajectory of beta band oscillations: an OPM-MEG study. eLife, Article 94561v1. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.94561.1

Neural oscillations mediate coordination of activity within and between brain networks, supporting cognition and behaviour. How these processes develop throughout childhood is not only a critical neuroscientific question but could also shed light on... Read More about The neurodevelopmental trajectory of beta band oscillations: an OPM-MEG study.

Designing Optimal Loop, Saddle, and Ellipse-Based Magnetic Coils by Spherical Harmonic Mapping (2023)
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Hobson, P. J., Hardwicke, N. L., Davis, A., Smith, T. X., Morley, C., Packer, M., …Fromhold, M. (2023). Designing Optimal Loop, Saddle, and Ellipse-Based Magnetic Coils by Spherical Harmonic Mapping. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 72, Article 1005815. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIM.2023.3284138

Adaptable, low-cost, coils designed by carefully selecting the arrangements and geometries of simple primitive units are used to generate magnetic fields for diverse applications. These extend from magnetic resonance and fundamental physics experimen... Read More about Designing Optimal Loop, Saddle, and Ellipse-Based Magnetic Coils by Spherical Harmonic Mapping.

Test-retest reliability of the human connectome: An OPM-MEG study (2023)
Journal Article
Rier, L., Michelmann, S., Ritz, H., Shah, V., Hill, R. M., Osborne, J., …Boto, E. (2023). Test-retest reliability of the human connectome: An OPM-MEG study. Imaging Neuroscience, 1, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1162/imag_a_00020

Magnetoencephalography with optically pumped magnetometers (OPM-MEG) offers a new way to record electrophysiological brain function, with significant advantages over conventional MEG, including adaptability to head shape/size, free movement during sc... Read More about Test-retest reliability of the human connectome: An OPM-MEG study.

The impact of variations in subject geometry, respiration and coil repositioning on the specific absorption rate in parallel transmit abdominal imaging at 7 T (2023)
Journal Article
Doran, E., Naim, I., Bowtell, R., Gowland, P. A., Glover, P. M., & Bawden, S. (in press). The impact of variations in subject geometry, respiration and coil repositioning on the specific absorption rate in parallel transmit abdominal imaging at 7 T. NMR in Biomedicine, Article e5032. https://doi.org/10.1002/nbm.5032

Parallel transmit MRI at 7 T has increasingly been adopted in research projects and provides increased signal‐to‐noise ratios and novel contrasts. However, the interactions of fields in the body need to be carefully considered to ensure safe scanning... Read More about The impact of variations in subject geometry, respiration and coil repositioning on the specific absorption rate in parallel transmit abdominal imaging at 7 T.

Benchtop magnetic shielding for benchmarking atomic magnetometers (2023)
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Hobson, P. J., Holmes, N., Patel, P., Styles, B., Chalmers, J., Morley, C., …Fromhold, M. (2023). Benchtop magnetic shielding for benchmarking atomic magnetometers. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 72, Article 6007309. https://doi.org/10.1109/tim.2023.3293540

Here, a benchtop hybrid magnetic shield containing four mumetal cylinders and nine internal flexible printed circuit boards is designed, constructed, tested, and operated. The shield is designed specifically as a test-bed for building and operating u... Read More about Benchtop magnetic shielding for benchmarking atomic magnetometers.

An Iterative Implementation of the Signal Space Separation Method for Magnetoencephalography Systems with Low Channel Counts (2023)
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Holmes, N., Bowtell, R., Brookes, M. J., & Taulu, S. (2023). An Iterative Implementation of the Signal Space Separation Method for Magnetoencephalography Systems with Low Channel Counts. Sensors, 23(14), Article 6537. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23146537

The signal space separation (SSS) method is routinely employed in the analysis of multichannel magnetic field recordings (such as magnetoencephalography (MEG) data). In the SSS method, signal vectors are posed as a multipole expansion of the magnetic... Read More about An Iterative Implementation of the Signal Space Separation Method for Magnetoencephalography Systems with Low Channel Counts.

Naturalistic Hyperscanning with Wearable Magnetoencephalography (2023)
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Holmes, N., Rea, M., Hill, R. M., Boto, E., Leggett, J., Edwards, L. 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., …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.

Non-invasive measurements of ictal and interictal epileptiform activity using optically pumped magnetometers (2023)
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Hillebrand, A., Holmes, N., Sijsma, N., O’Neill, G. C., Tierney, T. M., Liberton, N., …Barnes, G. R. (2023). Non-invasive measurements of ictal and interictal epileptiform activity using optically pumped magnetometers. Scientific Reports, 13(1), Article 4623. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31111-y

Magneto- and electroencephalography (MEG/EEG) are important techniques for the diagnosis and pre-surgical evaluation of epilepsy. Yet, in current cryogen-based MEG systems the sensors are offset from the scalp, which limits the signal-to-noise ratio... Read More about Non-invasive measurements of ictal and interictal epileptiform activity using optically pumped magnetometers.

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., …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.

Deuterium brain imaging at 7T during D2O dosing (2022)
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Cocking, D., Damion, R. A., Franks, H., Jaconelli, M., Wilkinson, D., Brook, M., …Bowtell, R. (2023). Deuterium brain imaging at 7T during D2O dosing. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 89(4), 1514-1521. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.29539

Purpose To characterize the (2H) deuterium MR signal measured from human brain at 7T in participants loading with D2O to ˜1.5% enrichment over a six-week period. Methods 2H spectroscopy and imaging measurements were used to track the time-course... Read More about Deuterium brain imaging at 7T during D2O dosing.

Improved Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI Using Low Rank with Joint Sparsity (2022)
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Zhang, J., Najeeb, F., Wang, X., Xu, P., Omer, H., Zheng, J., …Wang, C. (2022). Improved Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI Using Low Rank with Joint Sparsity. IEEE Access, 10, 121193-121203. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2022.3222313

This work presents a free-breathing dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI reconstruction method called low-rank plus sparse (L+S) with joint sparsity. The proposed method improved dynamic contrast performance by integrating an additional temporal Fast... Read More about Improved Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI Using Low Rank with Joint Sparsity.

Chronic neuropsychiatric sequelae of SARS-CoV-2: Protocol and methods from the Alzheimer's Association Global Consortium (2022)
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de Erausquin, G. A., Snyder, H., Brugha, T. S., Seshadri, S., Carrillo, M., Sagar, R., …Vahidy, F. S. (2022). Chronic neuropsychiatric sequelae of SARS-CoV-2: Protocol and methods from the Alzheimer's Association Global Consortium. Alzheimer's and Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions, 8(1), Article e12348. https://doi.org/10.1002/trc2.12348

Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused >3.5 million deaths worldwide and affected >160 million people. At least twice as many have been infected but remained asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic. COVID-19 includes central nervo... Read More about Chronic neuropsychiatric sequelae of SARS-CoV-2: Protocol and methods from the Alzheimer's Association Global Consortium.

Turning OPM-MEG into a Wearable Technology (2022)
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Rhodes, N., Holmes, N., Hill, R., Barnes, G., Bowtell, R., Brookes, M., & Boto, E. (2022). Turning OPM-MEG into a Wearable Technology. In E. Labyt, T. Sander, & R. Wakai (Eds.), Flexible High Performance Magnetic Field Sensors: On-Scalp Magnetoencephalography and Other Applications (195-223). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05363-4_11

This chapter explores the use of optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs) as a tool for magnetoencephalography (MEG). Conventional MEG systems use superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) to measure the femto-Tesla-level magnetic fields at... Read More about Turning OPM-MEG into a Wearable Technology.

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., …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.

A global survey of healthcare professionals undertaking MRI of patients with cochlear implants: a heterogeneity of practice and opinions (2022)
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Dewey, R. S., Bowtell, R., & Kitterick, P. (2022). A global survey of healthcare professionals undertaking MRI of patients with cochlear implants: a heterogeneity of practice and opinions. British Journal of Radiology, 95(1137), Article 20220213. https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20220213

Objective: To capture practice and opinions around the current clinical use of MRI in patients with cochlear implants (CIs), and to characterise patient progression from referral to image reporting. Methods: An online survey recruited 237 healthcare... Read More about A global survey of healthcare professionals undertaking MRI of patients with cochlear implants: a heterogeneity of practice and opinions.

Bespoke magnetic field design for a magnetically shielded cold atom interferometer (2022)
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Hobson, P. J., Vovrosh, J., Stray, B., Packer, M., Winch, J., Holmes, N., …Holynski, M. (2022). Bespoke magnetic field design for a magnetically shielded cold atom interferometer. Scientific Reports, 12(1), Article 10520. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-13979-4

Quantum sensors based on cold atoms are being developed which produce measurements of unprecedented accuracy. Due to shifts in atomic energy levels, quantum sensors often have stringent requirements on their internal magnetic field environment. Typic... Read More about Bespoke magnetic field design for a magnetically shielded cold atom interferometer.

Phenotypic and genetic associations of quantitative magnetic susceptibility in UK Biobank brain imaging (2022)
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Wang, C., Martins-Bach, A. B., Alfaro-Almagro, F., Douaud, G., Klein, J. C., Llera, A., …Miller, K. L. (2022). Phenotypic and genetic associations of quantitative magnetic susceptibility in UK Biobank brain imaging. Nature Neuroscience, 25(6), 818-831. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-022-01074-w

A key aim in epidemiological neuroscience is identification of markers to assess brain health and monitor therapeutic interventions. Quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) is an emerging magnetic resonance imaging technique that measures tissue ma... Read More about Phenotypic and genetic associations of quantitative magnetic susceptibility in UK Biobank brain imaging.

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., …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.

Magnetic field design in a cylindrical high-permeability shield: The combination of simple building blocks and a genetic algorithm (2022)
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Packer, M., Hobson, P. J., Davis, A., Holmes, N., Leggett, J., Glover, P., …Fromhold, T. M. (2022). Magnetic field design in a cylindrical high-permeability shield: The combination of simple building blocks and a genetic algorithm. Journal of Applied Physics, 131(9), Article 093902. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0071986

Magnetically sensitive experiments and newly developed quantum technologies with integrated high-permeability magnetic shields require increasing control of their magnetic field environment and reductions in size, weight, power, and cost. However, ma... Read More about Magnetic field design in a cylindrical high-permeability shield: The combination of simple building blocks and a genetic algorithm.

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., …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., …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., …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., …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.

Parametric Assessment of the Effect of Cochlear Implant Positioning on Brain MRI Artefacts at 3 T (2021)
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Dewey, R. S., Dineen, R. A., Clemence, M., Dick, O., Bowtell, R., & Kitterick, P. T. (2021). Parametric Assessment of the Effect of Cochlear Implant Positioning on Brain MRI Artefacts at 3 T. Otology and Neurotology, 42(10), e1449-e1456. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAO.0000000000003281

Background:Brain magnetic resonance imaging in patients with cochlear implants (CIs) is impacted by image artefacts.Hypothesis:The optimal positioning of the CI to minimize artefacts is unknown. This study aimed to characterize the dependence of the... Read More about Parametric Assessment of the Effect of Cochlear Implant Positioning on Brain MRI Artefacts at 3 T.

Planar Coil Optimization in a Magnetically Shielded Cylinder (2021)
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Packer, M., Hobson, P. J., Holmes, N., Leggett, J., Glover, P., Brookes, M. J., …Fromhold, T. M. (2021). Planar Coil Optimization in a Magnetically Shielded Cylinder. Physical Review Applied, 15(6), Article 064006. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.15.064006

Hybrid magnetic shields with both active field generating components and high-permeability magnetic shielding are increasingly needed for various technologies and experiments that require precision-controlled magnetic field environments. However, the... Read More about Planar Coil Optimization in a Magnetically Shielded Cylinder.

Theoretical advantages of a triaxial optically pumped magnetometer magnetoencephalography system (2021)
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Brookes, M. J., Boto, E., Rea, M., Shah, V., Osborne, J., Holmes, N., …Bowtell, R. (2021). Theoretical advantages of a triaxial optically pumped magnetometer magnetoencephalography system. NeuroImage, 236, Article 118025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118025

The optically pumped magnetometer (OPM) is a viable means to detect magnetic fields generated by human brain activity. Compared to conventional detectors (superconducting quantum interference devices) OPMs are small, lightweight, flexible, and operat... Read More about Theoretical advantages of a triaxial optically pumped magnetometer magnetoencephalography system.

Calibration-free regional RF shims for MRS (2021)
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Berrington, A., Považan, M., Mirfin, C., Bawden, S., Park, Y. W., Marsh, D. C., …Gowland, P. A. (2021). Calibration-free regional RF shims for MRS. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 86(2), 611-624. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.28749

Purpose: Achieving a desired RF transmit field (B1+) in small regions-of-interest (ROIs) is critical for single-voxel MR spectroscopy at ultra-high field. RF shimming, using parallel transmission, requires B1+ mapping and optimisation, which limits i... Read More about Calibration-free regional RF shims for MRS.

Operculo-Insular and Anterior Cingulate Plasticity Induced by Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Human Motor Cortex: A Dynamic Casual Modelling Study (2021)
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Hodkinson, D. J., Bungert, A., Bowtell, R. W., Jackson, S. R., & Jung, J. (2021). Operculo-Insular and Anterior Cingulate Plasticity Induced by Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Human Motor Cortex: A Dynamic Casual Modelling Study. Journal of Neurophysiology, 125(4), 1180-1190. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00670.2020

The ability to induce neuroplasticity with non-invasive brain stimulation techniques offers a unique opportunity to examine the human brain systems involved in pain modulation. In experimental and clinical settings, the primary motor cortex (M1) is c... Read More about Operculo-Insular and Anterior Cingulate Plasticity Induced by Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Human Motor Cortex: A Dynamic Casual Modelling Study.

Regional Brain Correlates of Beta Bursts in Health and Psychosis: A Concurrent Electroencephalography and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study (2020)
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Briley, P. M., Liddle, E. B., Simmonite, M., Jansen, M., White, T. P., Balain, V., …Liddle, P. F. (2021). Regional Brain Correlates of Beta Bursts in Health and Psychosis: A Concurrent Electroencephalography and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 6(12), 1145-1156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2020.10.018

Background: There is emerging evidence for abnormal beta oscillations in psychosis. Beta oscillations are likely to play a key role in the coordination of sensorimotor information that is crucial to healthy mental function. Growing evidence suggests... Read More about Regional Brain Correlates of Beta Bursts in Health and Psychosis: A Concurrent Electroencephalography and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study.

Optimal Inverse Design of Magnetic Field Profiles in a Magnetically Shielded Cylinder (2020)
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Packer, M., Hobson, P., Holmes, N., Leggett, J., Glover, P., Brookes, M., …Fromhold, T. (2020). Optimal Inverse Design of Magnetic Field Profiles in a Magnetically Shielded Cylinder. Physical Review Applied, 14(5), Article 054004. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.14.054004

Magnetic shields that use both active and passive components to enable the generation of a tailored low-field environment are required for many applications in science, engineering, and medical imaging. Until now, accurate field nulling, or field gen... Read More about Optimal Inverse Design of Magnetic Field Profiles in a Magnetically Shielded Cylinder.

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., …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.

Multi-channel whole-head OPM-MEG: Helmet design and a comparison with a conventional system (2020)
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Hill, R. M., Boto, E., Rea, M., Holmes, N., Leggett, J., Coles, L. A., …Brookes, M. J. (2020). Multi-channel whole-head OPM-MEG: Helmet design and a comparison with a conventional system. NeuroImage, 219, Article 116995. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116995

© 2020 The Authors Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is a powerful technique for functional neuroimaging, offering a non-invasive window on brain electrophysiology. MEG systems have traditionally been based on cryogenic sensors which detect the small extr... Read More about Multi-channel whole-head OPM-MEG: Helmet design and a comparison with a conventional system.

The haemodynamics of the human placenta in utero (2020)
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Dellschaft, N. S., Hutchinson, G., Shah, S., Jones, N. W., Bradley, C., Leach, L., …Gowland, P. A. (2020). The haemodynamics of the human placenta in utero. PLoS Biology, 18(5), Article e3000676. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000676

© 2020 Dellschaft et al. We have used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to provide important new insights into the function of the human placenta in utero. We have measured slow net flow and high net oxygenation in the placenta in vivo, which are cons... Read More about The haemodynamics of the human placenta in utero.

Modulating Brain Networks With Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Over the Primary Motor Cortex: A Concurrent TMS/fMRI Study (2020)
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Jung, J., Bungert, A., Bowtell, R., & Jackson, S. (2020). Modulating Brain Networks With Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Over the Primary Motor Cortex: A Concurrent TMS/fMRI Study. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 14, https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2020.00031

Stimulating the primary motor cortex (M1) using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) causes unique multisensory experience such as the targeted muscle activity, afferent/reafferent sensory feedback, tactile sensation over the scalp and “click” sou... Read More about Modulating Brain Networks With Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Over the Primary Motor Cortex: A Concurrent TMS/fMRI Study.

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., …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.

Balanced, bi-planar magnetic field and field gradient coils for field compensation in wearable magnetoencephalography (2019)
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Holmes, N., Tierney, T. M., Leggett, J., Boto, E., Mellor, S., Roberts, G., …Bowtell, R. (2019). Balanced, bi-planar magnetic field and field gradient coils for field compensation in wearable magnetoencephalography. Scientific Reports, 9, Article 14196. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50697-w

To allow wearable magnetoencephalography (MEG) recordings to be made on unconstrained subjects the spatially inhomogeneous remnant magnetic field inside the magnetically shielded room (MSR) must be nulled. Previously, a large bi-planar coil system wh... Read More about Balanced, bi-planar magnetic field and field gradient coils for field compensation in wearable magnetoencephalography.

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., …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.

Towards OPM-MEG in a virtual reality environment (2019)
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Roberts, G., Holmes, N., Alexander, N., Boto, E., Leggett, J., Hill, R. M., …Brookes, M. J. (2019). Towards OPM-MEG in a virtual reality environment. NeuroImage, 199, 408-417. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.06.010

Virtual reality (VR) provides an immersive environment in which a participant can experience a feeling of presence in a virtual world. Such environments generate strong emotional and physical responses and have been used for wide-ranging applications... Read More about Towards OPM-MEG in a virtual reality environment.

Optically pumped magnetometers: From quantum origins to multi-channel magnetoencephalography (2019)
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Tierney, T. M., Holmes, N., Mellor, S., López, J. D., Roberts, G., Hill, R. M., …Barnes, G. R. (2019). Optically pumped magnetometers: From quantum origins to multi-channel magnetoencephalography. NeuroImage, 199, 598-608. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.05.063

Optically Pumped Magnetometers (OPMs) have emerged as a viable and wearable alternative to cryogenic, superconducting MEG systems. This new generation of sensors has the advantage of not requiring cryogenic cooling and as a result can be flexibly pla... Read More about Optically pumped magnetometers: From quantum origins to multi-channel magnetoencephalography.

Updating dynamic noise models with moving magnetoencephalographic (MEG) systems (2019)
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Lopez, J. D., Tierney, T. M., Sucerquia, A., Valencia, F., Holmes, N., Mellor, S., …Barnes, G. R. (2019). Updating dynamic noise models with moving magnetoencephalographic (MEG) systems. IEEE Access, 7(1), 10093-10102. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2019.2891162

Optically pumped magnetometers have opened many possibilities for the study of human brain function using wearable moveable technology. In order to fully exploit this capability, a stable low-field environment at the sensors is required. One way to a... Read More about Updating dynamic noise models with moving magnetoencephalographic (MEG) systems.

Frequency difference mapping applied to the corpus callosum at 7T (2018)
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Tendler, B. C., & Bowtell, R. (2019). Frequency difference mapping applied to the corpus callosum at 7T. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 81(5), 3017-3031. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.27626

Purpose: Frequency difference mapping (FDM) is a phase processing technique which characterises the non-linear temporal evolution of the phase of gradient echo signals. Here, a novel FDM processing algorithm is introduced, which is shown to reveal in... Read More about Frequency difference mapping applied to the corpus callosum at 7T.

Is human auditory cortex organization compatible with the monkey model? Contrary evidence from ultra-high-field functional and structural MRI (2018)
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Besle, J., Mougin, O., Sánchez-Panchuelo, R., Lanting, C., Gowland, P., Bowtell, R., …Krumbholz, K. (2018). Is human auditory cortex organization compatible with the monkey model? Contrary evidence from ultra-high-field functional and structural MRI. Cerebral Cortex, 29(1), 410-428. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhy267

It is commonly assumed that the human auditory cortex is organized similarly to that of macaque monkeys, where the primary region, or “core,” is elongated parallel to the tonotopic axis (main direction of tonotopic gradients), and subdivided across t... Read More about Is human auditory cortex organization compatible with the monkey model? Contrary evidence from ultra-high-field functional and structural MRI.

Exploring the relative efficacy of motion artefact correction techniques for EEG data acquired during simultaneous fMRI (2018)
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Alexander, D. J., Smith, J. A., Spencer, G. S., Jorge, J., Bowtell, R., & Mullinger, K. J. (2019). Exploring the relative efficacy of motion artefact correction techniques for EEG data acquired during simultaneous fMRI. Human Brain Mapping, 40(2), 578-596. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.24396

Simultaneous EEG-fMRI allows multi-parametric characterisation of brain function, in principle enabling a more complete understanding of brain responses; unfortunately the hostile MRI environment severely reduces EEG data quality. Simply eliminating... Read More about Exploring the relative efficacy of motion artefact correction techniques for EEG data acquired during simultaneous fMRI.

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., …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., …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.

Microstructural imaging of the human brain with a ‘super-scanner’: 10 key advantages of ultra-strong gradients for diffusion MRI (2018)
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Jones, D., Alexander, D., Bowtell, R. W., Cercignani, M., Dell'Acqua, F., McHugh, D., …Tax, C. (2018). Microstructural imaging of the human brain with a ‘super-scanner’: 10 key advantages of ultra-strong gradients for diffusion MRI. NeuroImage, 182, 8-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.05.047

The key component of a microstructural diffusion MRI ‘super-scanner’ is a dedicated high-strength gradient system that enables stronger diffusion weightings per unit time compared to conventional gradient designs. This can, in turn, drastically short... Read More about Microstructural imaging of the human brain with a ‘super-scanner’: 10 key advantages of ultra-strong gradients for diffusion MRI.

Quantifying MRI frequency shifts due to structures with anisotropic magnetic susceptibility using pyrolytic graphite sheet (2018)
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Cronin, M., & Bowtell, R. W. (2018). Quantifying MRI frequency shifts due to structures with anisotropic magnetic susceptibility using pyrolytic graphite sheet. Scientific Reports, 8, Article 6259. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-24650-2

Magnetic susceptibility is an important source of contrast in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), with spatial variations in the susceptibility of tissue affecting both the magnitude and phase of the measured signals. This contrast has generally been i... Read More about Quantifying MRI frequency shifts due to structures with anisotropic magnetic susceptibility using pyrolytic graphite sheet.

Moving magnetoencephalography towards real-world applications with a wearable system (2018)
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Boto, E., Holmes, N., Leggett, J., Roberts, G., Shah, V., Meyer, S. S., …Brookes, M. J. (2018). Moving magnetoencephalography towards real-world applications with a wearable system. Nature, 555, 657-661. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature26147

Imaging human brain function with techniques such as magnetoencephalography1 (MEG) typically requires a subject to perform tasks whilst their head remains still within a restrictive scanner. This artificial environment makes the technique inaccessibl... Read More about Moving magnetoencephalography towards real-world applications with a wearable system.

Exploring the origins of EEG motion artefacts during simultaneous fMRI acquisition: implications for motion artefact correction (2018)
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Spencer, G. S., Smith, J. A., Chowdhury, M. E., Bowtell, R. W., & Mullinger, K. J. (in press). Exploring the origins of EEG motion artefacts during simultaneous fMRI acquisition: implications for motion artefact correction. NeuroImage, 173, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.02.034

Motion artefacts (MAs) are induced within EEG data collected simultaneously with fMRI when the subject’s head rotates relative to the magnetic field. The effects of these artefacts have generally been ameliorated by removing periods of data during wh... Read More about Exploring the origins of EEG motion artefacts during simultaneous fMRI acquisition: implications for motion artefact correction.

A new generation of magnetoencephalography: Room temperature measurements using optically-pumped magnetometers (2017)
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Boto, E., Meyer, S. S., Shah, V., Alem, O., Knappe, S., Kruger, P., …Brookes, M. J. (2017). A new generation of magnetoencephalography: Room temperature measurements using optically-pumped magnetometers. NeuroImage, 149, 404-414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.01.034

© 2017 The Authors Advances in the field of quantum sensing mean that magnetic field sensors, operating at room temperature, are now able to achieve sensitivity similar to that of cryogenically cooled devices (SQUIDs). This means that room temperatur... Read More about A new generation of magnetoencephalography: Room temperature measurements using optically-pumped magnetometers.

Histological basis of laminar MRI patterns in high resolution images of fixed human auditory cortex (2016)
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Wallace, M. N., Cronin, M. J., Bowtell, R. W., Scott, I., Palmer, A. R., & Gowland, P. A. (2016). Histological basis of laminar MRI patterns in high resolution images of fixed human auditory cortex. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 10, Article 455. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2016.00455

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies of the auditory region of the temporal lobe would benefit from the availability of image contrast that allowed direct identification of the primary auditory cortex, as this region cannot be accurat... Read More about Histological basis of laminar MRI patterns in high resolution images of fixed human auditory cortex.

On the potential of a new generation of magnetometers for MEG: a beamformer simulation study (2016)
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Boto, E., Bowtell, R. W., Kruger, P., Fromhold, T. M., Morris, P. G., Meyer, S. S., …Brookes, M. J. (2016). On the potential of a new generation of magnetometers for MEG: a beamformer simulation study. PLoS ONE, 11(8), Article e0157655. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0157655

Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is a sophisticated tool which yields rich information on the spatial, spectral and temporal signatures of human brain function. Despite unique potential, MEG is limited by a low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) which is caused... Read More about On the potential of a new generation of magnetometers for MEG: a beamformer simulation study.

The UK National Quantum Technologies Hub in sensors and metrology (Keynote Paper) (2016)
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Bongs, K., Boyer, V., Cruise, M., Freise, A., Holynski, M., Hughes, J., …John, P. (2016). The UK National Quantum Technologies Hub in sensors and metrology (Keynote Paper). Proceedings of SPIE, 9900, Article 990009. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232143

The UK National Quantum Technology Hub in Sensors and Metrology is one of four flagship initiatives in the UK National of Quantum Technology Program. As part of a 20-year vision it translates laboratory demonstrations to deployable practical devices,... Read More about The UK National Quantum Technologies Hub in sensors and metrology (Keynote Paper).

Mapping quantal touch using 7 Tesla functional magnetic resonance imaging and single-unit intraneural microstimulation. (2016)
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Sanchez Panchuelo, R., Ackerley, R. M., Glover, P. M., Bowtell, R. W., Wessberg, J., Francis, S. T., & McGlone, F. (in press). Mapping quantal touch using 7 Tesla functional magnetic resonance imaging and single-unit intraneural microstimulation. eLife, 5(e12812), https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.12812

Using ultra-high field 7 Tesla (7T) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), we map the cortical and perceptual responses elicited by intraneural microstimulation (INMS) of single mechanoreceptive afferent units in the median nerve, in humans. A... Read More about Mapping quantal touch using 7 Tesla functional magnetic resonance imaging and single-unit intraneural microstimulation..

A comparison of phase imaging and quantitative susceptibility mapping in the imaging of multiple sclerosis lesions at ultrahigh field (2016)
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Cronin, M. J., Wharton, S., Al-Radaideh, A., Constantinescu, C., Evangelou, N., Bowtell, R. W., & Gowland, P. A. (2016). A comparison of phase imaging and quantitative susceptibility mapping in the imaging of multiple sclerosis lesions at ultrahigh field. Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine, 29(3), 543-557. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10334-016-0560-5

Objective The aim of this study was to compare the use of high-resolution phase and QSM images acquired at ultra-high field in the investigation of multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions with peripheral rings, and to discuss their usefulness for drawing... Read More about A comparison of phase imaging and quantitative susceptibility mapping in the imaging of multiple sclerosis lesions at ultrahigh field.

Global signal modulation of single-trial fMRI response variability: effect on positive vs negative BOLD response relationship (2016)
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Mayhew, S. D., Mullinger, K. J., Ostwald, D., Porcaro, C., Bowtell, R. W., Bagshaw, A. P., & Francis, S. T. (2016). Global signal modulation of single-trial fMRI response variability: effect on positive vs negative BOLD response relationship. NeuroImage, 133, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.02.077

In functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), the relationship between positive BOLD responses (PBRs) and negative BOLD responses (NBRs) to stimulation is potentially informative about the balance of excitatory and inhibitory brain responses in se... Read More about Global signal modulation of single-trial fMRI response variability: effect on positive vs negative BOLD response relationship.

Vertex Stimulation as a Control Site for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A Concurrent TMS/fMRI Study (2015)
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Jung, J., Bungert, A., Bowtell, R., & Jackson, S. R. (2016). Vertex Stimulation as a Control Site for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A Concurrent TMS/fMRI Study. Brain Stimulation, 9(1), 58-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2015.09.008

Background A common control condition for transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) studies is to apply stimulation at the vertex. An assumption of vertex stimulation is that it has relatively little influence over on-going brain processes involved in... Read More about Vertex Stimulation as a Control Site for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A Concurrent TMS/fMRI Study.

Effects of white matter microstructure on phase and susceptibility maps (2015)
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Wharton, S., & Bowtell, R. W. (in press). Effects of white matter microstructure on phase and susceptibility maps. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 173(3), https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.25189

Purpose: To investigate the effects on quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) and susceptibility tensor imaging (STI) of the frequency variation produced by the microstructure of white matter (WM). Methods: The frequency offsets in a WM tissue... Read More about Effects of white matter microstructure on phase and susceptibility maps.

Functional quantitative susceptibility mapping (fQSM) (2014)
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Balla, D. Z., Sánchez-Panchuelo, R., Wharton, S. J., Hagberg, G. E., Scheffler, K., Francis, S. T., & Bowtell, R. (2014). Functional quantitative susceptibility mapping (fQSM). NeuroImage, 100, 112-124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.06.011

Blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a powerful technique, typically based on the statistical analysis of the magnitude component of the complex time-series. Here, we additionally interrogated the p... Read More about Functional quantitative susceptibility mapping (fQSM).

Evidence that the negative BOLD response is neuronal in origin: a simultaneous EEG–BOLD–CBF study in humans (2014)
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Mullinger, K. J., Mayhew, S. D., Bagshaw, A. P., Bowtell, R. W., & Francis, S. T. (2014). Evidence that the negative BOLD response is neuronal in origin: a simultaneous EEG–BOLD–CBF study in humans. NeuroImage, 94, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.02.029

Unambiguous interpretation of changes in the BOLD signal is challenging because of the complex neurovascular coupling that translates changes in neuronal activity into the subsequent haemodynamic response. In particular, the neurophysiological origin... Read More about Evidence that the negative BOLD response is neuronal in origin: a simultaneous EEG–BOLD–CBF study in humans.

Event-related fMRI at 7T reveals overlapping cortical representations for adjacent fingertips in S1 of individual subjects (2013)
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Besle, J., Sánchez-Panchuelo, R., Bowtell, R., Francis, S., & Schluppeck, D. (2014). Event-related fMRI at 7T reveals overlapping cortical representations for adjacent fingertips in S1 of individual subjects. Human Brain Mapping, 35(5), 2027-2043. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.22310

Recent fMRI studies of the human primary somatosensory cortex have been able to differentiate the cortical representations of different fingertips at a single-subject level. These studies did not, however, investigate the expected overlap in cortical... Read More about Event-related fMRI at 7T reveals overlapping cortical representations for adjacent fingertips in S1 of individual subjects.

Reference layer artefact subtraction (RLAS): A novel method of minimizing EEG artefacts during simultaneous fMRI (2013)
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Chowdhury, M. E., Mullinger, K. J., Glover, P., & Bowtell, R. W. (2014). Reference layer artefact subtraction (RLAS): A novel method of minimizing EEG artefacts during simultaneous fMRI. NeuroImage, 84, 307-319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.08.039

Large artefacts compromise EEG data quality during simultaneous fMRI. These artefact voltages pose heavy demands on the bandwidth and dynamic range of EEG amplifiers and mean that even small fractional variations in the artefact voltages give rise to... Read More about Reference layer artefact subtraction (RLAS): A novel method of minimizing EEG artefacts during simultaneous fMRI.

Poststimulus undershoots in cerebral blood flow and BOLD fMRI responses are modulated by poststimulus neuronal activity (2013)
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Mullinger, K. J., Mayhew, S. D., Bagshaw, A. P., Bowtell, R., & Francis, S. T. (2013). Poststimulus undershoots in cerebral blood flow and BOLD fMRI responses are modulated by poststimulus neuronal activity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110(33), https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1221287110

fMRI is the foremost technique for noninvasive measurement of human brain function. However, its utility is limited by an incomplete understanding of the relationship between neuronal activity and the hemodynamic response. Though the primary peak of... Read More about Poststimulus undershoots in cerebral blood flow and BOLD fMRI responses are modulated by poststimulus neuronal activity.

Identifying the sources of the pulse artefact in EEG recordings made inside an MR scanner (2013)
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Mullinger, K. J., Havenhand, J., & Bowtell, R. W. (2013). Identifying the sources of the pulse artefact in EEG recordings made inside an MR scanner. NeuroImage, 71(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.12.070

EEG recordings made during concurrent fMRI are confounded by the pulse artefact (PA), which although smaller than the gradient artefact is often more problematic because of its variability over multiple cardiac cycles. A better understanding of the P... Read More about Identifying the sources of the pulse artefact in EEG recordings made inside an MR scanner.

Regional structural differences across functionally parcellated Brodmann areas of human primary somatosensory cortex (2013)
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Sánchez-Panchuelo, R., Besle, J., Mougin, O., Gowland, P., Bowtell, R., Schluppeck, D., & Francis, S. (2014). Regional structural differences across functionally parcellated Brodmann areas of human primary somatosensory cortex. NeuroImage, 93 Pt 2, 221-230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.03.044

Ultra-high-field (UHF) MRI is ideally suited for structural and functional imaging of the brain. High-resolution structural MRI can be used to map the anatomical boundaries between functional domains of the brain by identifying changes related to the... Read More about Regional structural differences across functionally parcellated Brodmann areas of human primary somatosensory cortex.

Fiber orientation-dependent white matter contrast in gradient echo MRI (2012)
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Wharton, S., & Bowtell, R. W. (2012). Fiber orientation-dependent white matter contrast in gradient echo MRI. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(45), https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1211075109

Recent studies have shown that there is a direct link between the orientation of the nerve fibers in white matter (WM) and the contrast observed in magnitude and phase images acquired using gradient echo MRI. Understanding the origin of this link is... Read More about Fiber orientation-dependent white matter contrast in gradient echo MRI.

Motion-related artefacts in EEG predict neuronally plausible patterns of activation in fMRI data (2012)
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Jansen, M., White, T. P., Mullinger, K. J., Liddle, E. B., Gowland, P. A., Francis, S. T., …Liddle, P. F. (2012). Motion-related artefacts in EEG predict neuronally plausible patterns of activation in fMRI data. NeuroImage, 59(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.06.094

The simultaneous acquisition and subsequent analysis of EEG and fMRI data is challenging owing to increased noise levels in the EEG data. A common method to integrate data from these two modalities is to use aspects of the EEG data, such as the ampli... Read More about Motion-related artefacts in EEG predict neuronally plausible patterns of activation in fMRI data.

Reducing the gradient artefact in simultaneous EEG-fMRI by adjusting the subject’s axial position (2011)
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Mullinger, K. J., Yan, W. X., & Bowtell, R. W. (2011). Reducing the gradient artefact in simultaneous EEG-fMRI by adjusting the subject’s axial position. NeuroImage, 54(3), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.09.079

Large artefacts which compromise EEG data quality are generated when electroencephalography (EEG) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) are carried out concurrently. The gradient artefact produced by the time-varying magnetic field gradien... Read More about Reducing the gradient artefact in simultaneous EEG-fMRI by adjusting the subject’s axial position.