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Spinoza Centre User Meeting schedule

Meetings are on Tuesdays at 16.00h unless explicitly mentioned otherwise. Drinks will follow after the meeting. See below for speaker information.

Date	Speaker	Title	Host
26-02-2019	Alexander Leemans (Utrecht University)	Processing and analysis of diffusion MRI data to study brain connectivity	Jeroen
05-03-2019	Matthias van Osch (Leiden UMC)	MRI of microvascular structure and functioning	Jeroen
12-03-2019	Federico de Martino (Maastricht University)	Mapping the human auditory pathway: Computational models and UHF MRI	Serge
19-03-2019	Alard Roebroeck (Maastricht University)	TBA	Wietske
26-03-2019	Klaartje Heinen (Utrecht University)	From working- to long-term visual memory	Serge
02-04-2019	Joe Bathelt (University of Amsterdam)	TBA	Tomas
09-04-2019	Kalliopi Ioumpa (NIN)	Obeying orders reduces vicarious brain activation towards victims’ pain
23-04-2019	Janneke Jehee (Radboud University)	TBA	Tomas
14-05-2019	No SUM	ISMRM
11-06-2019	No SUM	HBM
18-06-2019	David Norris (Radboud University)	Theory and Application of Simultaneous Multi-Slice Techniques to Neuroimaging

Speaker information

• Keep in mind that the audience is diverse, ranging from MR physicists to psychologists and medical doctors. Most people have a background in neuroscience.
• A good presentation length is 30-45 minutes to allow for discussion afterwards.
• Presentations are shown on an LCD screen (ratio 16:9) via a USB wifi dongle.
• A laser pointer doesn't work on the screen

Past meetings

Date	Speaker	Title
05-02-2019	Thomas Roos	MultiX for Dummies
29-01-2019	Joey Castro	Quantitative quality assessment of motion correction using FatNavs
22-01-2019	Benedikt Poser (Maastricht University)	Parallel transmission for neuroimaging at 7 and 9.4 Tesla - Implementation and practical considerations
01-01-2019	NEW YEAR'S DAY	NEW YEAR'S DAY
25-12-2018	CHRISTMAS BREAK	CHRISTMAS BREAK
18-12-2018	NO SUM	NO SUM
11-12-2018	Jannie Wijnen (UMC Utrecht)	TBA
4-12-2018	NO SUM	NO SUM
27-11-2018	NO SUM	NO SUM
20-11-2018	Hans op de Beeck	The human visual system is not a general-purpose object recognition machine: Evidence from neuroimaging and neural networks
13-11-2018	Daan van Es	Retinotopic Organization in the Human Cerebellum
06-11-2018	NO SUM	NO SUM
30-10-2018	Koen Haak	Understanding brain-behaviour relationships using connectopic mapping and spatial statistical modelling
23-10-2018	NO SUM	NO SUM
16-10-2018	Bob van Hoek	Accelerated MRI Reconstruction with simulated lesions using a Recurrent Inference Machine
25-9-2018	Dimitrios Karkalousos	Deep learning based image reconstruction: Optimizing a Recurrent Inference Machine for Accelerated MRI Reconstruction
18-9-2018	Natalia Petridou	From blood to neuron; how close can we get with BOLD fMRI at 7T
3-7-2018	Bas Rokers (University of Wisconsin - Madison, USA)	Towards neural markers for perceptual disorders
19-6-2018	NO SUM	HBM & ISMRM conference
12-6-2018	Matthan Caan (AMC/SC)	MPRAGE-ME: T1, T2* and QSM mapping in one sequence at 7T
5-6-2018	Matthew Self (NIN)	The influence of attention and reward on the learning of stimulus-response associations
29-5-2018	Bram Coolen (AMC)	Double-DANTE: a novel sequence for intracranial vessel-wall MRI
22-5-2018	Linda Douw (VUmc)	The multimodal brain (MuMoBrain): exploring the cognitive correlates of connectomics across modalities
15-5-2018	Jelle van Dijk (SC)	Laminar fMRI
8-5-2018	Erwin Krikken (UMCU)	CEST in the breast
17-4-2018	Icaro Oliveira	Integrated fMRI methods to study human brain organization at laminar and columnar level
24-4-2018	Sophie Lijdsman (AMC)	CANCELLED!
1-5-2018	Xin Yu (Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics)	How can astrocytes regulate BOLD signals at varied brain states?
10-4-2018	Rajat Thomas (AMC)	Deep learning for neuroimaging
3-4-2018	Henk-Jan Mutsaerts (AMC/VUmc)	ExploreASL toolbox
27-3-2018	Maarten Bot (AMC)	Defining optimal deep brain stimulation targets using 7T
20-3-2018	Maik Derksen & Gabry Mies (UvA)	Unraveling adolescent resilience to alcohol: A parallel fMRI study in humans and rats
13-3-2018	Tomas Knapen (SC)	fMRI prep - an automated preprocessing pipeline - explanation and demo
6-3-2018	Hilde Huizinga & Jacqueline Zadelaar (UvA)	A combined behavior and fMRI analysis of inter-individual differences in decision making
27-2-2018	Chiara Bozzacchi (NIN)	The use of EEG to investigate action prediction
20-2-2018	No SUM
13-2-2018	Tomas Knapen (SC)	Retinotopic deactivations in the default network
6-2-2018	Pierre Gianferrara (VU)	Integrating memories: How congruency and reactivation aid integration of old and new memories
30-1-2018	Chris Klink (NIN)	Translational Neuroimaging in Non-human Primates
23-1-2018	No SUM
16-1-2018	Sara Jahfari (SC)	Perceptual learning as support for the bias in future value-driven decisions?
9-1-2018	Steven Scholte (UvA)	Fantastic DNimals and where to find them.
2-1-2018	NO SUM	Christmas break
26-12-2017	NO SUM	Christmas break
19-12-2017	Valeria Gazzola (NIN)
12-12-2017	Monja Hoven (AMC)	The neural signature of incentives effects on confidence
05-12-2017	Melissa Hooijmans (AMC)	Quantitative MR in dystrophic muscle
28-11-2017	Reubs Walsh & Mariet van Buuren (VU)	Social cognition, social networks and the adolescent brain
21-11-2017	Roos Jutten (VUMC)	Developing a measure for progression in early dementia: The Capturing Changes in Cognition (Catch-Cog) study
14-11-2017	Casey Paquola (NIN)	Structural networks linking childhood adversity to adulthood insomnia
07-11-2017	Alessio Fracasso (SC)	Capitalizing on increased SNR at ultra-high field MRI: a focus on sensory and systems neuroscience
31-10-2017	Ben Harvey (UMCU)	Imaging responses to quantities in the human brain
24-10-2017	Eva Leemans (AMC)	IMPRES: IMproving risk PREdiction of intracranial aneurysmS - The association between aneurysmal growth and the vessel wall.
17-10-2017	Antonia Kaiser (AMC/UvA)	Effects of cardiovascular fitness on hippocampal volume & vasculature in young adults
10-10-2017	Debra Rivera (MRCoils/SC)	MR hardware technology adaptation to meet your needs
03-10-2017	Lukas Gottwald (AMC)	Compressed Sensing accelerated 4D flow MRI in the Circle of Willis
26-09-2017	Renée Schluter (AMC)	Advancing addiction using repetitive TMS - study design
19-09-2017	NO SUM - farewell Pieter Buur
12-09-2017	Serge Dumoulin (SC)	Research at the Spinoza Centre for Neuroimaging
29-08-2017	Kai Lønning (UvA)	A complex-valued Recurrent Inference Machine for accelerated MRI reconstruction
15-08-2017	Bas Rokers (University of Wisconsin - Madison, USA)	The neuro-anatomical consequences of prolonged abnormal sensory input due to visual disorders
20-06-2017	Tessa van Doesum (SC)	The Role of the Cerebellum in SensoriMotor Synchronisation
13-06-2017	Paul Rignanese and Marlieke van Kesteren (VU) Lianne Reus, Ilja Saris and Moji Aghajani (VUmc)	Integrating memories: Exploring knowledge integration enhancement at the intersection of education and neuroscience Similarities and differences in neural correlates of social withdrawal in schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease and depression
23-05-2017	Wynn Legon (University of Minnesota)	Neuromodulation with transcranial focused ultrasound
02-05-2017	Ruth van Holst (AMC / Donders Institute, Nijmegen)	Data quality check
18-04-2017	Luka Liebrand	Diffusion tensor imaging
11-04-2017	Jeroen Siero (SC, UMCU)	Laminar fMRI: what can the time domain tell us?
21-03-2017	Anouk Schrantee	Resting-State fMRI analysis
14-03-2017	Julia Huntenburg (MPI Leipzig)	A Systematic Relationship Between Functional Connectivity and Intracortical Myelin in the Human Cerebral Cortex
28-02-2017	Guido van Wingen (AMC, Psychiatry)	Advanced Issues with 2nd-level Analysis
21-02-2017	Alessio Fracasso (SC, UMCU)	7T MRI laminar imaging pipelines
14-02-2017	Akhil Edadan, Chiara Bozzacchi	fMRI for Dummies: Issues with Analysis & Interpretation
31-01-2017	Jeanne Leerssen & Chiara Bozzacchi	fMRI for Dummies - Issues with Analysis & Interpretation
24-01-2017	Aymen Ayaz	Compressed Sensing: a promise for fast laminar imaging?
17-01-2017	Anouk van der Straten & Rosanne Govaart	fMRI for Dummies - Study Design and Efficiency
03-01-2017	Renée Schluter & Michelle de Haan	fMRI for Dummies - 2nd level analysis: between-subject analysis
20-12-2016	Katy van Galen & Akhil Edadan	fMRI for Dummies - 1st level analysis: basis functions, parametric modulation and correlated regressors
06-12-2016	Paul Zhutovsky & Jelle van Dijk	fMRI for Dummies - 1st level analysis: design matrix, contrasts, General Linear Modelling
22-11-2016	Carlien Roelofzen & Michelle Solleveld	fMRI for Dummies - T-tests, Anovas and Regression
15-11-2016	Jeroen Siero	fMRI for Dummies - Basis of the BOLD signal
25-10-2016	Casey Paquola & Oti Lakbila-Kamal	fMRI for Dummies - Preprocessing: coregistration and spatial normalization
11-10-2016	Karina Borja & Wieke van Leeuwen	fMRI for Dummies - Preprocessing: realigning and unwarping
04-10-2016	Alyssa Brewer (UC Irvine, USA)	Cortical and Behavioral Visual Plasticity in Human: Adapting to Reversed Visual Input
	Brian Barton (UC Irvine, USA)	fMRI of the rod scotoma: cortical rod pathways and implications for lesion measurements
27-9-2016	Tim van Timmeren (AMC, Psychiatry)	fMRI for Dummies - Introduction
13-09-2016	Steven Scholte (UvA) / Guido van Wingen (FMG)	Cluster failure in functional MRI?
19-07-2016	Ritu Bhandari (NIN)	Evaluation of Multiband EPI for Task-based fMRI
12-07-2016	Bas Rokers (University of Wisconsin-Madison)	Direction of binocular motion decoded from human visual cortex
05-07-2016	Peter de Best (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)	What we may learn about optic neuritis recovery from the changes in visual cortex population receptive field size
21-06-2016	Dora Hermes (NYU)	Neuronal synchrony and the relation between the BOLD response and the local field potential in human visual cortex (note: lecture organized by and located at NIN!)
14-06-2016	Matthan Caan (AMC/SC)	Compressed Sensing: the Need for Speed at 7T
31-05-2016	Dimo Ivanov (Maastricht University)	Developments and applications of quantitative functional and anatomical MRI at 7T
24-05-2016	Martijn Barendregt (UMC Utrecht)	Probing the cyclopean view of the world in human visual cortex
03-05-2016	Luka Liebrand (AMC)	Diffusion-weighted-MRI-guided Nucleus Accumbens Deep Brain Stimulation?
26-04-2016	Tomas Knapen (VU)	Negligible fronto-parietal BOLD activity accompanying unreportable switches in bistable perception
19-04-2016	Stefania Ferri / Guy Orban (University of Parma, Italy)	Processing of observed actions in human Posterior Parietal Cortex
05-04-2016	Irene van Kalleveen (AMC/Spinoza)	Phosphorus spectroscopy in the liver at 7 Tesla
08-03-2016	Peter Kok (Donders Institute, Nijmegen)	Selective activation of the deep layers of the human primary visual cortex by top-down feedback
01-03-2016	Jeroen Siero (UMC Utrecht, soon also SC)	Investigations of neurovascular coupling and vessel reactivity at 7T
23-02-2016	Marcel van Gerven (Radboud University, Nijmegen)	Probing cortical representations with deep neural networks (note: seminar organized by and located at NIN!)
16-02-2016	Rasim Boyacioglu (Donders Institute, Nijmegen)	Fast acquisitions for (f)MRI
09-02-2016	Wietske van der Zwaag and Pieter Buur (SC)	Current developments at the Spinoza 7T
02-02-2016	Daniel Gallichan (EPFL, Lausanne)	Imaging the brain at ultra-high resolution using 3D fat navigators (FatNavs)
26-01-2016	Collin Turbyne (AMC)	The use of virtual and augmented reality in neuroscience
05-01-2016 [15.00h!]	Serge Dumoulin (SC)	Visual neuroscience at 7T
12-01-2016	Anouk Schrantee (AMC, Radiology)	The effect of exercise on neurogenesis, angiogenesis & cognition
24-11-2015	Mael Lebreton (UvA)	Assessing inter-individual variability in brain-behavior relationship with functional neuroimaging
17-11-2015	Nico van den Berg (UMC Utrecht)	MRSTAT: a 21st century solution to MRI.
26-10-2015	Pierre-Louis Bazin (MPI Leipzig)	High resolution MR imaging of the human brain at 7 Tesla: promises for neuroscience, challenges for image computing
23-06-2015	Caroline Figueroa
16-06-2015	Martijn Mulder
02-06-2015	Renée Visser	“Optimizing study designs for single-trial multi-voxel pattern analysis: a systematic comparison”
19-5-2015	Tim van Timmeren	Project proposal "Addiction: from goal-directed towards habitual control"