layer-fMRI seminar

Layer-fMRI Research Seminar Series

Bi-weekly discussions on current developments in layer-specific functional MRI: sequences, hardware, data acquisition, analysis methods, cognitive and vascular neuroscience, and mesoscale brain connectivity.

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πŸ“‹ All Presentations

Complete list of all seminars, including past presentations. Click on speaker names or topics for links to full papers and recordings.

πŸ“… Date🎀 SpeakerπŸ“ Topic
Dec 21, 2026β€”Winter break – No Meeting
Dec 7, 2026Gordon SmithCommon principles underlying the development of large-scale cortical networks.
Nov 23, 2026
11 AM
Jingnan DuImaging cortical networks with precision
Nov 9, 2026Joseph EmersonOrientation-tuned surround suppression exhibits a unique laminar signature in the human primary visual cortex. πŸ“„ Paper
Oct 26, 2026ISMRM SubmittersAbstract feedback and discussion (deadline Oct 28)
Oct 12, 2026β€”πŸ–οΈ Indigenous Peoples’ Day – No Meeting
Sept 28, 2026Johannes FranzCortical myeloarchitectural types in a 75 ΞΌm isotropic whole human brain ex-vivo dataset
Sept 14, 2026Nadine GraedelHigh-Resolution BOLD fMRI at 7T in Regions of High Field Inhomogeneity
Aug 31, 2026Xin Yu
Tyler Morgan
Neuronal Activity Related Sodium (NARS)-fMRI: Quantum Ionic Brain Mapping with Spin-3/2 Β²Β³Na Relaxation
Functional sodium MR reveals neuronal responses in humans
Aug 17, 2026Antonia MassmannThe development of sensory processing in the human infant brain
Aug 3, 2026Saskia BollmannFirst impression of the Terra.X Impulse MRI scanner for precision neuroscience research
July 20, 2026β€”β˜€οΈ Summer Break
July 6, 2026Tommy ClausnerFrequency and Laminar Profile of Feature Specific Activity Revealed by EEG-fMRI
June 22, 2026Daniel HaeneltRemoving the effect of macro-vascular veins from mesoscale fMRI
June 8, 2026Yuhui ChaiResolving mesoscale brainstem-prefrontal-striatal pathways underlying decisions upon salient events using submillimeter-resolution fMRI πŸ“Ί
May 25, 2026β€”πŸ–οΈ Holiday
May 11, 2026β€”Canceled – ISMRM Conference
April 27, 2026Renzo, AllessandraISMRM Rehearsal Presentations
April 13, 2026Lasse KnudsenLatest progress of high-res fMRI at 10.5T
March 30, 2026Suvi HΓ€kkinenFunctional imaging of hippocampal layers using VASO on the Next Generation (NexGen) 7T
March 16, 2026Wietske van der ZwaagMesoscale (f)MRI of the Cerebellum
March 2, 2026β€”Canceled by speaker
Feb 16, 2026β€”Presidents’ Day – No Meeting
Feb 2, 2026Dana RamadanMacrovascular contributions to resting-state fMRI signals: A comparison between EPI and bSSFP at 9.4 Tesla
Jan 19, 2026β€”Shifted by speaker request
πŸ“Œ 2025 Events
Dec 8, 2025Saskia BollmannTowards Quantitative Analysis of Vascular Characteristics in the Human Brain
Nov 24, 2025Alejandro MonrealLayer-fMRI spirals: VASO fMRI spirals, 11.7T fMRI spirals, etc.
Nov 10, 2025Omer Faruk GulbanMeso-vessel imaging with 7 T MRI: Linking anatomy and function in living humans
Oct 27, 2025Renzo Huber
Divya Varadarajan
Alessandra Pizzuti
PNS Optimized Pulses for EPI (POPE): Simple adjustment to gradient pulse shape for practical high-resolution fMRI
SurfScribe: Cortical surface–driven automated online slice prescription applied to ultra-high-resolution vascular MRI
LN2_FRISGO: A software solution for artifact mitigation in fast high-resolution fMRI
Layer-fmri at 0.4 mm isotropic: Partners or Confounders with vascular mapping (0.35 mm iso)?
Oct 13, 2025CMRR WorkshopHands-on Layer-fMRI Analysis Course – LayNii, FreeSurfer, BrainVoyager (Luca Vizioli, Renzo Huber, Jonathan Polimeni, Rainer Goebel)
Sept 29, 2025Shahin NasrMesoscale cortical plasticity in humans revealed by high-resolution functional MRI
Sept 15, 2025Amelia StromQuantification of cerebral cortical displacement driven by visual stimulation using motion-encoded stimulated-echo EPI at 7T
Sept 1, 2025β€”Labor Day – No Meeting
Aug 18, 2025Sharif KronemerThe human brain mechanisms of afterimages: From networks to cortical layers
Aug 4, 2025Marianna SchmidtMesoscale functional connectivity within the human primary visual cortex
June/July 2025β€”Summer Break
May 27, 2025Faruk GulbanFaster, Finer, Higher, Larger with LayNii IDA: Meso Veins Meet Layer fMRI
May 12, 2025β€”Canceled – ISMRM Hawaii
April 28, 2025Stephanie, Khazar, Renzo, MarcoISMRM Mock Presentations – Dynamic CSF volume imaging, 3rd order shim, layer-fMRI in hippocampus, layer-toolbox
April 14, 2025Elisa ZamboniMapping Curvature Domains in Human V4 Using CBV-Sensitive Layer-fMRI at 3T
March 31, 2025β€”Canceled – ISMRM Workshop Annapolis
March 17, 2025Gabi LohmannCylarim: A new tool for laminar-specific fMRI analysis
March 3, 2025Fraser AitkenLayer-fMRI and Epilepsy
Feb 17, 2025β€”Presidents’ Day – No Meeting
Feb 3, 2025Renzo HuberUpdates on EPI Artifact Mitigations – Towards whole brain layer-fMRI with faster TRs
Jan 22, 2025
10:30 AM
Emma BrouwerCerebellar Imaging using 7T MRI
πŸ“Œ 2024 Events
Dec 13, 2024Burak AkinLayer-fMRI Patch Analysis – Looking for instantaneous layer profiles
Nov 29, 2024Ethan BuchLayer-fMRI VASO on motor learning (Leo Cohen’s lab)
Nov 15, 2024β€”Canceled – SFN Conference in DC
Nov 1, 2024Group DiscussionISMRM Abstract Submissions (10:30–11:30 AM)
Oct 18, 2024Kenny ChungT1234 EPI – Discussion of ISMRM submissions (10:30–11:30 AM)
Oct 4, 2024β€”Canceled – Boston Workshop on Layer-fMRI
Sept 20, 2024GroupRehearsal Talks for Boston Layer-fMRI Workshop (10:30–11:30 AM)
Sept 6, 2024Grant HartungCapillary Density Induces “Microvascular Biases” in Layer-fMRI BOLD – Insights from realistic vascular modeling
Aug 23, 2024β€”Canceled – Summer Holidays
July 26, 2024JiajiaLayer-specific finger representations in human area 3b – OHBM abstract
June 28, 2024Silvina HorovitzHigh-resolution VASO in focal hand dystonia patients (30 min earlier)
June 14, 2024Renzo HuberISMRM Post-Discussion
May 31, 2024Renzo, YuhuiISMRM Rehearsal – Fuzzy Ripples talk and Recent Advances in Layer-fMRI, VAPER connectivity
May 17, 2024Daniel ZaldivarLayer-dependent changes of neural activity underlying laminar fMRI
May 3, 2024Faruk GulbanTutorial: ITK-SNAP Segmentation – Video
April 19, 2024TylerCortical-subcortical connection overview
April 5, 2024Sam Audrain, Andrew PersicettiCapturing layer-fMRI in inferior parts of the cortex
March 22, 2024Eli MeriamInformal discussion – Future layer-fMRI study on texture processing in V1/V2
March 8, 2024Aneurin KennerleyDIANA – Human line scanning at 3T
Feb 22, 2024Atena AkbariPhase-regression and VASO for layer-fMRI in ocular dominance columns
Feb 8, 2024Jun HuaLayer-fMRI with memory encoding in the entorhinal cortex
Jan 25, 2024Sohuyn HanSpin-Echo BOLD for Improved Layer-Specificity – Video Summary
NeuroImage 2022 | NeuroImage 2021
πŸ“Œ 2023 and Earlier
Oct 19, 2022VariousErwin Hahn Lecture – Full Playlist

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