Tomas Knapen interviewed in the Volkskrant
Tomas Knapen was interviewed for the Volkskrant series 'unexpected discoveries' about his work on connective field mapping using naturalistic stimuli. The interview (in dutch) was published on March 3rd.
Published: March 14, 2023 Continue readingResearchers at the Spinoza Center have developed a method to look at the cerebellum in detail
Researchers at the Spinoza Center have developed a method to look at the cerebellum using a powerful 7-Tesla MRI scanner. By correcting for movements during, for example, the subjects’ breathing, the team succeeded in achieving a resolution of 1/5th of a millimetre. In addition, the researchers can use this data to reconstruct and digitally inflate the cerebellum, making the patterns and layers clearly visible. The cerebellum can also be viewed ‘live’ while performing various tasks.
Published: January 17, 2023 Continue reading
ISMRM poster prizes
The Ultra-High Field study group at ISMRM selected 10 poster presentations to pitch for a poster prize. Nikos Priovoulos won second prize in the category 'Methods and Development' for his poster on 'Combining Arterial Blood Contrast with BOLD improves fMRI laminar specificity.' Wietske Zuiderbaan won the third prize in the category: 'Clinical and Neuroscience applications' for her poster on 'Retinotopic connectivity in the cerebellum for different cognitive states'. Congratulations to both!
Published: May 16, 2022 Continue reading
NVP poster prize for Sumiya
Congratulations to Sumiya Abdirashid for being awarded an NVP poster prize! Her poster 'Precision of visual spatial attention alters population receptive field properties in human cortex' was awarded one of three poster awards at NVP 2022.
Published: May 03, 2022 Continue reading
Veni grant for Maartje de Jong
The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded a Veni grant to Maartje de Jong for her research studying how the brain generates visual experiences.
Published: April 21, 2022 Continue reading
presenter awards
Congratulations to Nikos Priovoulos and Emma Brouwer for their 'best oral presentation' and 'best poster presentation' awards! They received these at the Ultra-high Field workshop of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. The workshop was held in Lisbon, Portugal, and attracted >250 attendees, all working on MRI at 7T or higher fields.
Published: March 31, 2022 Continue reading
A line through the brain
Luisa Raimondo and colleagues show in a new publication that with ‘linescanning’ functional data can be acquired extremely fast and with sufficient detail to distinguish between signals from different cortical depths.
Published: September 16, 2021 Continue reading
Spinoza featured in ‘Het Klokhuis’
Spinoza is featured in 'Het Klokhuis', an educational TV programme for children! The theme of the episode is being in love.
Published: May 12, 2021 Continue reading
Topographic maps representing haptic numerosity in the human brain
In a recent paper published in Nature Communications, Shir Hofstetter and colleagues ask the question whether topographic maps representing cognitive dimensions exist irrespective of the stimulated sensory modality.
Published: April 01, 2021 Continue reading
Topographic connectivity reveals task-dependent retinotopic processing throughout the human brain
In a recent paper in PNAS, Tomas Knapen demonstrates widespread stable visual organization beyond the traditional visual system, in the default-mode network and hippocampus.
Published: March 23, 2021 Continue reading
We are scanning again!
With the easing of restrictions for contact-based professions, the Spinoza Centre was also able to reopen on March 1st and restart studies that involve scanning of people.
Published: March 15, 2021 Continue reading
Anouk Schrantee appointed as Junior Fellow of the ISMRM
Anouk Schrantee became an Junior Fellow of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM).
Published: August 21, 2020 Continue reading
ISMRM Gold Medal for Robert Turner
Professor Robert Turner, from the Max-Planck Institute, has received the ISMRM Gold Medal.
Published: August 21, 2020 Continue reading
Grant from KNAW for starting new collaboration
The collaboration will focus on two research projects which extend the Netherlands-wide knowledge hub on ultra-high field MRI scanning that can preserve the front-runner role of Dutch neuroscience in the study of the structure and function of the human brain in health and disease.
Published: May 26, 2020 Continue reading
Symposium on the clinical applications of UHF MRI
On February 6th, the Spinoza Centre for neuroimaging organizes a symposium dedicated to the clinical applications of ultra-high field MRI, with a focus on neuroimaging.
Published: January 17, 2020 Continue reading
Weekend van de Wetenschap
In het kader van het Weekend van de Wetenschap opent het Spinoza Centre for Neuroimaging haar deuren op 6 oktober 2019. Volg een rondleiding, doe mee aan experimenten en leer over hersenonderzoek op de open dag!
Published: September 12, 2019 Continue reading
Vidi Grant for Wietske van der Zwaag
Wietske van der Zwaag has been awarded a Vidi Grant of € 800,000 by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO).
Published: May 24, 2019 Continue reading
Cerebellum involved in visual perception
Research from the Spinoza Centre for Neuroimaging shows that the cerebellum responds strongly and specifically to visual perception
Published: May 09, 2019 Continue reading
Public and private organizations invest heavily in innovative metabolism MRI scanner of UMC
Top Sector Life Sciences & Health and industry partners together invest 49 million euros in the installation and implementation of clinical MRI scanners that not only visualize anatomy and physiology but metabolism as well.
Published: December 10, 2018 Continue reading
KNAW grant for research into blood vessels
Researchers from the Spinoza Centre, NIN and AUMC are collaborating on research into the smallest blood vessels in human brain.
Published: November 16, 2018 Continue reading
Spinoza organizes fMRI course
From Monday the 26th to Friday the 30th of November, the Spinoza Centre organizes an fMRI course.
Published: October 18, 2018 Continue reading
Veni grant for Anouk Schrantee
Anouk Schrantee has been awarded a Veni Grant of €250,000 by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO). The Veni-grant will be used to develop a new method to zoom in on the activation of brain cells during psychotropic drug administration.
Published: July 17, 2018 Continue reading
Spinoza hosts “MRI in practice” course
On October 22-25 the Spinoza Centre for Neuroimaging will host the "MRI in Practice" course for radiographers.
Published: July 12, 2018 Continue reading
Spinoza scientists receive Philips Brain Connectivity Award
Matthan Caan and Wietske van der Zwaag have won the Philips Brain Connectivity Award at the ISMRM 2018 in Paris.
Published: June 22, 2018 Continue reading
VICI grant for research into dynamics in the human brain
Professor Serge Dumoulin has been awarded a Vici-grant of €1,500,000 by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO). This 5-year grant is intended for him to do research into population receptive field dynamics in the human brain. The vici-grants are one of the largest individual scientific grants in the Netherlands.
Published: February 23, 2018 Continue reading
Neuroscientists call for use of Ultra-High Field MRI in deep brain stimulation
The efficacy of deep brain stimulation as a treatment for neurological disorders can be considerably improved by using Ultra-High Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging (UHF-MRI) instead of traditional 3T and 1.5T MRI. This experimental technique, which is yet to be approved by health authorities, should therefore be further investigated and refined. This is the view of a new paper co-authored by Spinoza Centre researcher Birte Forstmann and published in the latest edition of Trends in Biotechnology.
Published: January 09, 2018 Continue reading
Spinoza supports March for Science
The Spinoza Centre for Neuroimaging has joined with other scientific societies in partnering with the global March for Science on April 22, to promote science and evidence-based research.. Scientists and science lovers will make their voice heard and call for the support and protection of the scientific community.
Published: April 06, 2017 Continue reading
Brainhack Global
Brainhack is a unique conference that convenes researchers from myriad disciplines to work together on innovative projects related to neuroscience. Brainhack Global will host several simultaneous events to build a critical mass for the regional Brainhack movement and provide opportunities for inter-Brainhack collaboration.
Published: February 17, 2017 Continue reading