Research Areas - (12) Developmental and Pediatric OPM-MEG

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Julie Bertels
Universite libre de Bruxelles 🔗
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Department(s)/lab(s): LCFC, Hopital Erasme / ULB Neuroscience Institute | Laboratoire de Cartographie fonctionnelle du Cerveau (LCFC) @ ULB
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Bertels studies infant and developmental cognition (e.g. emotion and language processing) using MEG/OPM-MEG. The work complements NV-center diamond ensemble quantum sensing (DEER, NMR, T1 relaxometry) at pT/sqrt(Hz) sensitivity by pursuing the same field-sensing goals in a different physical platform.

Matthew Brookes
Cerca Magnetics 🔗 University of Nottingham 🔗
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Department(s)/lab(s): School of Physics and Astronomy / Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre | Brookes Group (SPMIC MEG/OPM) @ Nottingham
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Brookes co-invented and leads development of whole-head wearable OPM-MEG, using arrays of zero-field SERF optically pumped magnetometers placed directly on the scalp to image neuromagnetic fields with higher sensitivity, better spatial resolution and lifespan compliance than SQUID-MEG. His group develops the hardware, field-nulling, and analysis methods and applies them to epilepsy, schizophrenia, concussion and developmental neuroscience. This vapour-phase approach reaches femto-to-picotesla sensitivities complementary to NV-center diamond ensemble quantum sensors (DEER, nano-NMR, T1 relaxometry) that operate near the pT/sqrt(Hz) regime.

Elizabeth Heinrichs-Graham
Boys Town National Research Hospital 🔗
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Department(s)/lab(s): Institute for Human Neuroscience | Cognitive and Sensory Imaging Lab @ BoysTown
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Heinrichs-Graham studies the neural dynamics linking sensation, perception and cognition across development, including motor control and hearing loss, using MEG and OPM-MEG. The work complements NV-center diamond ensemble quantum sensing (DEER, NMR, T1 relaxometry) at pT/sqrt(Hz) sensitivity by pursuing the same field-sensing goals in a different physical platform.

Ryan Hill
Cerca Magnetics 🔗 University of Nottingham 🔗
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Department(s)/lab(s): Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre | Brookes Group (SPMIC MEG/OPM) @ Nottingham
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Hill builds and validates lifespan-compliant multi-channel OPM-MEG systems (helmet design, sensor geometry/gain calibration) and cross-site comparisons of commercial OPM arrays. The work complements NV-center diamond ensemble quantum sensing (DEER, NMR, T1 relaxometry) at pT/sqrt(Hz) sensitivity by pursuing the same field-sensing goals in a different physical platform.

Anna Kowalczyk
University of Birmingham 🔗
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Department(s)/lab(s): Centre for Human Brain Health | Centre for Human Brain Health (CHBH) OPM-MEG @ Birmingham
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Kowalczyk develops and applies OPM-MEG at Birmingham's CHBH, including paediatric and naturalistic-paradigm neuroimaging. The work complements NV-center diamond ensemble quantum sensing (DEER, NMR, T1 relaxometry) at pT/sqrt(Hz) sensitivity by pursuing the same field-sensing goals in a different physical platform.

Max Kurz
Boys Town National Research Hospital 🔗
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Department(s)/lab(s): Institute for Human Neuroscience | Physiology of Walking and Engineering Rehabilitation Lab @ BoysTown
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Kurz studies the neurophysiology of movement and gait, especially in cerebral palsy, combining MEG/OPM-MEG with biomechanics to guide rehabilitation. The work complements NV-center diamond ensemble quantum sensing (DEER, NMR, T1 relaxometry) at pT/sqrt(Hz) sensitivity by pursuing the same field-sensing goals in a different physical platform.

Giorgia Picci
Boys Town National Research Hospital 🔗
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Department(s)/lab(s): Institute for Human Neuroscience | Developmental cognitive neuroscience @ BoysTown
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Picci studies developmental and clinical cognitive neuroscience, using MEG/OPM-MEG to map maturation of brain networks in children and adolescents. The work complements NV-center diamond ensemble quantum sensing (DEER, NMR, T1 relaxometry) at pT/sqrt(Hz) sensitivity by pursuing the same field-sensing goals in a different physical platform.

Paul Sowman
Macquarie University 🔗
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Department(s)/lab(s): School of Psychological Sciences | Macquarie MEG (Sowman lab) @ Macquarie
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Sowman runs paediatric and developmental MEG/OPM-MEG (speech, motor, stuttering) at Macquarie. The work complements NV-center diamond ensemble quantum sensing (DEER, NMR, T1 relaxometry) at pT/sqrt(Hz) sensitivity by pursuing the same field-sensing goals in a different physical platform.

Rachel Spooner
Boys Town National Research Hospital 🔗
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Department(s)/lab(s): Institute for Human Neuroscience | Motor and cognitive neuroimaging @ BoysTown
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Spooner uses MEG and OPM-MEG to study motor and cognitive network dynamics and their changes with aging and disease. The work complements NV-center diamond ensemble quantum sensing (DEER, NMR, T1 relaxometry) at pT/sqrt(Hz) sensitivity by pursuing the same field-sensing goals in a different physical platform.

Julia Stephen
Mind Research Network 🔗
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Department(s)/lab(s): Mind Research Network | Stephen Lab @ MRN
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Stephen uses MEG and OPM-MEG to study multisensory integration and brain development from infancy, including fetal/infant biomagnetism and clinical/developmental populations. The work complements NV-center diamond ensemble quantum sensing (DEER, NMR, T1 relaxometry) at pT/sqrt(Hz) sensitivity by pursuing the same field-sensing goals in a different physical platform.