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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 9d

#BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert!

This Friday, October 3rd, the brain meeting speaker will be Prof Li Su giving a talk entitled "Digital twin models that talk the talk and walk the walk"

All welcome, in person or online. For more information:
www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/event

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 12d

In this video, Andy Jahn discusses the latest developments in #SPM, the latest release #SPM25 and our recent #SPM Homecoming with the wonderful @corticalpete.bsky.social, @liviasimela.bsky.social and @johmedr.bsky.social.

youtu.be/VqzvUPV7pk8?...

SPM Homecoming & SPM25 | Prof. Peter Zeidman, Dr. Olivia Kowalczyk & Dr. Johan Medrano

YouTube video by Andy's Brain Tube

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 20d

Peter Bandettini notes SPM “catalyzed more progress towards understanding the human brain than perhaps any other discovery or methodological advance in neuroimaging”. He also urges continuous revisiting of assumptions and their validity. Excellent food for thought as our #SPM Homecoming kicks off!

Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 23d

“From mapping to explaining brain function: the generative theoretical ambition of SPM” - our article in Cerebral Cortex forms part of our 30(ish) year celebration of SPM.

academic.oup.com/cercor/artic...

SPM—30 years and beyond

Abstract. This paper marks the 30th anniversary of the Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM) software and the journal Cerebral Cortex: two modest milestones

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 21d

Klaas Enno Stephan notes “Three decades is an unusually long period for a purely academic software to exist, enjoy enormous popularity, and stay at the top of the game”. Go #SPM, go #MethodsTeam members, past and present, from all around the world! 🧠🌏

Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 23d

“From mapping to explaining brain function: the generative theoretical ambition of SPM” - our article in Cerebral Cortex forms part of our 30(ish) year celebration of SPM.

academic.oup.com/cercor/artic...

SPM—30 years and beyond

Abstract. This paper marks the 30th anniversary of the Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM) software and the journal Cerebral Cortex: two modest milestones

academic.oup.com

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 22d

In an associated commentary Ed Bullmore notes that #SPM “achieved scientific impact on an unprecedented scale” and “was a leader in open science before open science was a thing”.

Thank you, Ed! 🤩🧠

Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 23d

“From mapping to explaining brain function: the generative theoretical ambition of SPM” - our article in Cerebral Cortex forms part of our 30(ish) year celebration of SPM.

academic.oup.com/cercor/artic...

SPM—30 years and beyond

Abstract. This paper marks the 30th anniversary of the Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM) software and the journal Cerebral Cortex: two modest milestones

academic.oup.com

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 23d

“From mapping to explaining brain function: the generative theoretical ambition of SPM” - our article in Cerebral Cortex forms part of our 30(ish) year celebration of SPM.

academic.oup.com/cercor/artic...

SPM—30 years and beyond

Abstract. This paper marks the 30th anniversary of the Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM) software and the journal Cerebral Cortex: two modest milestones

academic.oup.com

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · Aug 11

🚨 We’re hiring: Associate Professor/Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience

🧠 Lead pioneering imaging-informed cognitive neuroscience research
🌍 Open to international applicants | Visa sponsorship available
📍 Permanent, full-time, on-site
🔗 Apply now: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

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Charlotte Reese Marshall used to be Tom Rhys Marshall @tomrhysmarshall.bsky.social · Jul 16

Absolutely delighted to be at @meguki2025.bsky.social at lovely Mary Ward house, London.

Really enjoyed talk by Stephanie Mellor (Zurich/UCL) about ambulation with OPMs. The tech is evolving fast!

Thanks to hosts @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social for organising. Looking forward to this 🙂

A busy conference room with many delegates seated around tables, several screens positioned around the sides of the room and a female speaker standing at the front next to a lectern giving a presentation.

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · Jun 23

And finally Poster 1583 at #OHBM2025 – Peter Zeidman from the FIL will present methods for efficiently estimating the shape of the BOLD response, titled “Optimizing the timing of fMRI experiments for estimating BOLD non-linearities”. [7/7]

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · Jun 23

Poster 1323 at #OHBM2025 - Suvadeep Maiti from the FIL will present his important work validating cluster-level inference based on random field theory correction, for 1D and 2D electrophysiological data in SPM. [6/7]

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · Jun 23

Saturday 11:42 at #OHBM2025 - Software demonstration by Yael Balbastre from UCL EP, on "A scalable computational framework for large-scale imaging of neural circuits" - producing wiring diagrams of mammalian brains at unprecedented scales. [5/7]

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · Jun 23

Friday 1pm at #OHBM2025 - we'll host a roundtable discussion on "30 Years of SPM: Celebrating the Evolution of Neuroimaging Analysis", featuring SPM developers past and present. Please join the discussion and share your priorities for SPM's future! [4/7]

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · Jun 23

Thursday 11:30 at #OHBM2025 - Arjun Ramaswamy from the FIL will give an oral presentation on "Electrophysiological Correlates of Reinforcement Learning in the Human Ventral Tegmental Area", in the Higher Cognitive Functions session. [3/7]

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · Jun 23

Drumroll... The SPM team will announce that SPM is now fully accessible from Python! 🐍 Learn more about SPM-Python at the SPM roundtable event (Friday, 1pm) and poster number 1841 at #OHBM2025. Try the beta for yourself at github.com/spm/spm-python [2/7]

GitHub - spm/spm-python: The Python interface to SPM

The Python interface to SPM. Contribute to spm/spm-python development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · Jun 23

Lots of exciting work being showcased by the SPM Team and other Fellows from the UCL Department of Imaging Neuroscience at #OHBM2025 this week! A thread 🧵 ... [1/7]

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MEGUKI 2025 @meguki2025.bsky.social · Jun 17

NEW DEADLINE: Friday 20th June 🚨

MEG‑UKI 2025 lands in London (16–18 July)! A 3-day deep dive into the brain—naturalistic neuroscience, OP-MEG, cutting-edge methods, and real-world impact. Keynotes by Dominik Bach & Jamie Ward. Art, abstracts, and more!

Register here: meguk.ac.uk/registration/

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · Jun 13

How do you tell if something is real or imaginary? 💭
Dr @nadinedijkstra.bsky.social‬ (@uclqsion.bsky.social‬) speaks to the New Scientist about how brain regions seem to work together to determine whether we can believe what we're seeing.
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We've figured out how our brains sort imagination from reality

Two brain regions seem to work together to determine whether we are seeing something real, or merely a product of our imaginations - and understanding them further may help treat visual hallucinations

www.newscientist.com

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MEGUKI 2025 @meguki2025.bsky.social · Jun 18

The moment we've all been waiting for... 🥁

📋 FULL SCHEDULE IS HERE!

Incredible speakers from every corner of the globe are ready to blow your minds! 🤯

⚠️ URGENT: Only 3 days left to join us!
Check it out → meguk.ac.uk/programme/

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · Jun 16

🎺 #BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert!

This Friday, June 20th, the brain meeting speaker will be Bernhard Staresina giving a talk entitled "How sleep boosts memory"

All welcome, in person or online. Full details here: www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/event/how-sl...

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · Jun 11

As part of #AphasiaAwarenessMonth the amazing Cathy Price discusses her work on predicting language outcome and recovery following stroke.

Read all about it here 👇

UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · Jun 10

How can stroke affect language processing?
This #AphasiaAwarenessMonth, we spoke to Professor Cathy Price (‪@uclqsion.bsky.social‬, @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social‬) about her research into the effect of stroke on language.

Meet the expert: Professor Cathy Price

Professor Cathy Price is Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at Queen Square Institute of Neurology. Director of the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging (2016-2024).

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · Jun 9

🎺 #BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert!

This Friday, June 13th, the brain meeting speaker will be Adam Steel with a talk entitled “Mechanisms underlying perceptual and mnemonic interaction in the brain”

This will be an online only meeting. All are welcome. Details here: www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/event/mechan...

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · Jun 5

Super work from @nadinedijkstra.bsky.social and colleagues discerning the neural basis for distinguishing reality from what we imagine. 👏👏👏

Learn more here👇

Nadine Dijkstra @nadinedijkstra.bsky.social · Jun 5

I am so excited to share that our paper 'A neural basis for distinguishing imagination from reality' is now published in @cp-neuron.bsky.social! 🧠✨ See thread below! doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · Jun 5

New Paper Alert!

Evidence that the hippocampus works with the visual cortex in the making of visual predictions, courtesy of our Visual Perception group.

Peter Kok @peterkok.bsky.social · Jun 5

News story on the UCL Brain Sciences website about our recent paper using 7T fMRI to study the communication between hippocampus and neocortex. www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc... Link to the paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/.... #neuroskyence

Researchers reveal how our brains predict what we’re about to see

Researchers in the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology find that the hippocampus sends signals to the visual cortex to predict what we are about to see.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · May 27

🎺 #BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert!

This Friday, May 30th, the brain meeting speaker will be Aysegul Gunduz giving a talk entitled "Closed-loop Deep Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Involuntary Movements"

All welcome, in person or online. Full details here: www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/event/closed...

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · May 21

🎺 #BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert!

This Friday, May 23rd, the brain meeting speaker will be Stefano Palminteri with a talk entitled "Assessing and correcting belief about energy sources using reinforcement learning"

All welcome, in person or online. Full details here:
www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/event/assess...

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