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layerfmri.bsky.social @layerfmri.bsky.social · 6d

New layer-fMRI preprint using simultaneous layer-fMRI with EEG at 7T. Establishing an acquisition and analysis setup to capture layer-fMRI correlates of spontaneous alpha power variations.
By Marsh et al.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13d

OBAMA: It's fair to say that 80% of the world's problems involve old men hanging on who are afraid of death and insignificance, and they won't let go. They build pyramids, and they put their names on everything. They get very anxious about it.

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Andy Bagshaw @bagshaap.bsky.social · Sep 8

Sleep EEG-fMRI finally starting @thechbh.bsky.social!

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Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneurosci.bsky.social · Sep 5

Launched in 2023, Imaging Neuroscience is now firmly established, with full indexing (PubMed, etc.) and 700 papers to date.

We're very happy to announce that we are able to reduce the APC to $1400.

Huge thanks to all authors, reviewers, editorial team+board, and MIT Press.

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Stirchley Wines & Spirits @stirchleywines.bsky.social · Sep 4

So this happened, it's wonderful to get local recognition for the work we put into our little shop, it's been a crazy 2025 so far and we're not done yet!

#VivaStirchley #VivaBrum #ShopIndependent #MadeInBirmingham🐂

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Martin Wilson @martinw3141.bsky.social · Sep 2

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Martin Wilson @martinw3141.bsky.social · Sep 2

Jeff Stanley kicking off the methodology session at fMRS symposium in Bangor. @pgmm03.bsky.social

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pgmm03.bsky.social @pgmm03.bsky.social · Sep 1

Good to see everyone is still able to maintain there attention towards the end of the first day of the fMRS symposium at Bangor Uni.

Scientists paying attention to a talk at the Bangor fMRS symposium.

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pgmm03.bsky.social @pgmm03.bsky.social · Aug 31

The 2nd Bangor fMRS symposium kicked off tonight, with a welcome dinner in Bwyd da Bangor. A good start I think.

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Andrew Quinn @ajquinn.bsky.social · Aug 13

Check out our latest paper..

- A simple view of the ageing effect across the full spectrum and the whole head
- Spectra of effect sizes
- Covariates can change effect size
- Replication!

We hope this facilitates synthesis of results across a rich and varied literature of age effects

#neuroskyence

Four segments summarising the paper, the first contains an image of a 'full frequency age effect' and leads into the other three which contain images for 'replication across datasets', 'robustness to covariate modelling' and 'framework for future sample planning'

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Selma Lugtmeijer @selmalugtmeijer.bsky.social · Jul 15

Our new study shows that accelerated long-term forgetting occurs more often in stroke patients than in age-matched controls. After one week, 35% showed marked forgetting despite normal recall after 30 min. Important for neuropsychological diagnostics.
Open access: doi.org/10.1111/jnp....

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The Women In Science Archive @wisarchive.bsky.social · Jul 13

Mildred Cohn was born 112 years ago today. In the middle of the 20th century she pioneered the use of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance to probe the chemical processes governing the storage and release of energy in ATP. Here is her story!

tinyurl.com/3xn9hhs2

#WomenInSTEM #ChemSky #HistSci 🧪

From ATP to MRI: Mildred Cohn's Pioneering Work in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

ATP is the stuff of life. Without it, cell communication shuts down, muscles freeze, and anything requiring ready energy (which is to say, darn near everything) stops. For biologists, it's a critica...

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Anastasia Christakou 💙 @christakou.bsky.social · Jul 11

#fMRS Symposium II
31 Aug - 2 Sep
Bangor, UK

Wrap up the summer in gorgeous North Wales, with the nicest scientific community.

Submit NOW! Any topic re functional MRS (neuro, physio, methods)
pgmm03.uk/functional-m...

Followed by: 9th GABA/Advanced Edited MRS Symposium
pgmm03.uk/edited-spect...

Functional Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Symposium II: 31st August – 2nd September 2025

To be held in Bangor Gwynedd, in lovely North Wales. This year the fMRS symposium will be held jointly (one after the other) with the 9th GABA and Edited MRS symposium. We therefore invite all inte…

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Selma Lugtmeijer @selmalugtmeijer.bsky.social · Jul 6

Feeling honoured to have been awarded first prize (jointly) in the Excellence in Enhancing Research Culture Award for an Early-Career Researcher at the School of Psychology Awards 2025, University of Birmingham.

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Bangor Imaging Unit @bangorimagingunit.bsky.social · Jul 7

We are pleased to share the Bangor Imaging Unit (BIU) Annual Report for 2024/2025, which shines a light on recent updates and achievements, and to unveil our renewed BIU website (where the report can be found):

www.bangor.ac.uk/bangorimagin...

#research #wales

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Matthew Apps @brainapps.bsky.social · Jul 4

I am delighted to announce registration and abstract submission is open for "The Mechanistic Basis of Foraging 2025" to be held at the Edgbaston Park Hotel, University of Birmingham, UK on 3-5th November 2025. uobevents.eventsair.com/the-mechanis...

Homepage - The Mechanistic Basis of Foraging

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Matthew B @matthewbroome.bsky.social · Jul 3

Superb inaugural tonight from @brainapps.bsky.social Can I be bothered? Impressive work and lots of top jokes

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Caroline (Lindy) Rae @brainmetabolism.bsky.social · Jun 13

Super pleased to have finally published our latest neurochemistry review on the many and varied roles of aspartate in brain.
rdcu.be/eqMHd

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Caroline (Lindy) Rae @brainmetabolism.bsky.social · May 29

New paper showing a key component of the glutamate-glutamine cycle. NTT4 (SLC6A17) supplies Gln for the presynaptic production of Glu. Needed to sustain rapid ongoing excitatory synaptic transmission and has roles in memory formation and other behaviours.
doi.org/10.1016/j.pneurobio.2025.102785

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Martin Wilson @martinw3141.bsky.social · Jun 13

@pgmm03.bsky.social @psychbangor.bsky.social @thechbh.bsky.social @bangorimagingunit.bsky.social @francescasaviola.bsky.social @koencuypers.bsky.social @ismrm.bsky.social @cubriccardiff.bsky.social

Martin Wilson @martinw3141.bsky.social · Jun 13

Abstract submissions are now open for the fMRS symposium in Bangor, Wales, Sept 2025 : shorturl.at/Q1A5p come present your latest functional MR spectroscopy neuroscientific findings, method development or anything else related to fMRS.

Functional Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Symposium II: 31st August – 2nd September 2025

To be held in Bangor Gwynedd, in lovely North Wales. This year the fMRS symposium will be held jointly (one after the other) with the 9th GABA and Edited MRS symposium. We therefore invite all inte…

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Hadley Wickham @hadley.nz · Jun 3

At Posit, we love @typst.app:

⚡ Make PDFs in milliseconds, not minutes
✨ The power of LaTeX with today's technologies
✍️ Modern typography (including emojis!)
🧠 Clear mental model

So I'm thrilled to announce that we're now supporting its development: posit.co/blog/posit-a...

#rstats

Posit

We’re happy to announce that we’re supporting Typst by funding one of their full-time engineers.

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Pete Lally @peterjlally.bsky.social · Jun 3

I’m very excited to share our latest paper, out today!

TL;DR: we measure all images of a multi-echo gradient echo acquisition *simultaneously* and in *every readout*

Interested? Read on below… 👀👇

doi.org/10.1002/mrm....

Steady‐state free precession for T2* relaxometry: All echoes in every readout with k‐space aliasing

Purpose Multi-echo gradient echo imaging is useful for a range of applications including relaxometry, susceptibility mapping, and quantifying relative proportions of fat and water. This relies prima...

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Martin Wilson @martinw3141.bsky.social · Apr 14

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Martin Wilson @martinw3141.bsky.social · Apr 14

The second fMRS symposium (Sept 2025) is now open for early registration and abstract submission. Hosted at Bangor Uni, situated in beautiful north Wales, not to be missed if you're into measuring dynamic neurophysiology/neurotransmitters and cutting-edge MR spectroscopy methods. shorturl.at/Q1A5p

Functional Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Symposium II: 31st August – 2nd September 2025

To be held in Bangor Gwynedd, in lovely North Wales. This year the fMRS symposium will be held jointly (one after the other) with the 9th GABA and Edited MRS symposium. We therefore invite all inte…

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