Dear Users
Today (4.30-5.30 pm in YNiC) Matt Brookes from the University of
Nottingham will give a talk on "Imaging brain networks using 7T fMRI and
MEG". Please see below for talk abstract.
Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be available after
the talk.
Best wishes
Rebecca
Abstract:
In this talk I will present a summary of our recent work applying 7T
fMRI and MEG to the study of
functional connectivity. I will begin with a summary of functional
connectivity MRI including an
overview of the most commonly observed networks. I will then move on to
highlight the benefits of 7T
over lower field strengths for network characterisation. Following this
I will introduce
magnetoencephalography (MEG) as a means to measure functional
connectivity; I will review several
approaches including coherence, imaginary coherence and envelope
correlation for connectivity
measurement. In particular, problems with such approaches caused by
source space signal ‘leakage’
between voxels will be described along with several techniques that may
be employed to overcome
them. I will expand the seed based approaches to encompass an
independent component analysis
framework and how it may be used to elucidate both resting state and
task positive networks similar
to those observed using fMRI.
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Dr. Rebecca E. Millman
Science Liaison Officer
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5DG
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356
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