Interested in understanding your high-res data better? @ofgulban.bsky.social enhanced LayNii IDA with some very useful QA and interactive viewing tools. In the last LayNii release. youtu.be/ipzCT57C7NE

New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Sebastian Dresbach, Renzo Huber, et al: Laminar CBV and BOLD response characteristics over time and space in the human primary somatosensory cortex at 7T doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...

New LayNii v2.10.0 is out! github.com/layerfMRI/LA... 🚀 LN2_FRISGO: This program mitigates the Fuzzy Ripple artifacts in dual polarity 3D-EPI fMRI data. 💾 Big data ready: Now handling >5GB NIFTIs to support the mesoscopic shift toward high-res, whole-brain images. @layerfmri.bsky.social

Thanks for featuring my article on layer dependent changes across the lifespan, it was indeed unexpected that our layer 4 expands with age. Perhaps this holds therapeutic or preventive potential? Here is the associated link pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

The ISMRM brain function study group is organizing an interesting virtual meeting on March 4th

New layer-fMRI manuscript finding laminar response differences across orientation-tuned surround suppression. doi.org/10.64898/202... By Emerson et al

New layer-fMRI paper on the hierarchical processing of auditory sequences. A 7T study with VASO. By Mu et al. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

New auditory layer-fMRI manuscript finds that: -> deep layers contain content-specific predictions, -> superficial layers contain prediction–input alignment, -> all layers contain repetition suppression. By Haren et al. doi.org/10.1101/2025...

In a satirical commentary, @ofgulban.bsky.social examines the widening gap between traditional publication norms and emerging channels of science communication: doi.org/10.52294/001... @ohbmofficial.bsky.social #FutureofPublishing #SpecialIssue

Yesterday, @ofgulban.bsky.social gave a great talk about efficient imaging of small veins. It was inspiring. Impressive how much information is there waiting to be harvested. youtu.be/7wStzJNUXic?...

Check out our newest demonstrating feasabilty of sub-mm whole brain EEG-fMRI at 7T. Happy to have been part of this amazing collaboration and thank you so much to Cristina and João for leading this project 😊👍.

New layer-fMRI preprint using deep sampling to track face information across layers in FFA. 50 times 15 min scanning with whole brain VASO and BOLD fMRI. By Kenshu Koiso et al. doi.org/10.1101/2025...

We wrote a blog post about common misconceptions of basic EPI parameters. Test your knowledge of EPI myths. layerfmri.com/epimyths/ 1/3

New layer-fMRI preprint capturing the spatial variability of layer-profiles for a simple visual stimulation. By Blazejewska et al doi.org/10.1101/2025...

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...

There is going to be an exiting workshop on advanced fMRI end of October in Erice, Sicily (Italy). The agenda looks just at great as the location. ismrbf.marbilab.eu/events/7-xiv...

New manuscript that uses layer-fMRI to investigate the brain mechanism of afterimages. By @sharifkronemer et al., doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Two exciting new manuscripts on layer-fMRI VASO in the Hippocampus: 1/2 Ahmadi et al. focuses on the biophysical challenges and how to account for them. They show the feasibility of laminar specific VASO- disseminated across multiple clinical 7T scanners. doi.org/10.1101/2025...

From a few years ago but it disappeared off yt so I recently re-uploaded. SurfLayers demo. #tbt youtu.be/Py0a8O2h-gc?...

Our review discussing the potential use of laminar fMRI for probing the role of cortical layers in epileptic seizure propagation and spread as well as it possible future clinical applications out in Brain (well as accepted manuscript!) academic.oup.com/brain/advanc...

Hence use VASO :-)

For the laminauts. @layerfmri.bsky.social

Happy to see this out: our new preprint shows that laminar GE-BOLD fMRI decoding isn’t immune to vascular draining biases. Simulations reveal false positives due to multivariate signal spread across layers, but oversampling + deconvolution can (sometimes) improve specificity.

New layer-fMRI preprint looking at laminar response differences of across (very) early development in newborns. Exciting new directions in the field. By Moore et al. doi.org/10.1101/2025...

This is a really nifty tool. Great to have it working for the lastest MacOS versions. Thanks Pete

New layer-fMRI paper investigating the microcircuitry of proprioception by comparing laminar fMRI profiles during active and passive finger movements. By Knudsen et al. doi.org/10.1093/cerc...

I’m proud to share that on July 3rd, I defended my PhD thesis: "Distinct and complementary: insights on bistable perception in humans using ultra-high field MRI across multiple spatial scales." The defense stream is here: youtube.com/live/J7wmn5s... Excited for what’s next!🧠🧲🥳

New layer-fMRI post doc position for methods development of high-res fMRI in the human Hippocampus. In Tübingen with Klaus Scheffler, Jonas Bause and Svenja Brodt layerfmri.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...

A series of talks on 7T (f)MRI from the SIEMENS UHF user meeting in Frankfurt are now online: www.magnetomworld.siemens-healthineers.com/clinical-cor...

I’m happy to share that our manuscript on the cortical depth-dependency of the GE- and SE-BOLD point spread function at 7 Tesla is now available on bioRxiv! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

The Minnesota ultra-high-field meeting will again offer the popular hands-on layer-fMRI analysis pre-workshop on practical aspects. October 13th-14th 2025. Registration: sites.google.com/umn.edu/2025...

Next week there is going to be an exciting virtual workshop from the ISMRM brain function group: Studying Brain Function in Fetuses, Newborns and Infants. Next Wednesday. Zoom link in the QR code

This is a nice new study showing the mechanisms why CBV fMRI is so specific to cortical layers: The somatostatin neurons are driving the hemodynamic response at fMRI-typical time scales. By Vo et al, from Seong-Gi Kim's lab. doi.org/10.1038/s414...

New layer fMRI book chapter on the value of layer-fMRI for understanding psychiatric disorders. by J Haarsma and P Kok @jhaarsma.bsky.social @peterkok.bsky.social doi.org/10.1007/7854...

I've always wanted to explore fMRI time series as a smooth, real-time movie. Now I can with LayNii IDA. Plus, with voxel-wise correlations on the fly. Fast, intuitive, and surprisingly insightful. 40 ms TR fMRI data from @practicalfmri.bsky.social ! @layerfmri.bsky.social @afni-pt.bsky.social

New layer-fMRI preprint by Clauner et al. Interleaved EEG and layer-fMRI is used to investigate feature-specific and unspecific correlates of alpha and gamma oscillations in superficial and deeper layers. doi.org/10.1101/2024...

New high resolution fMRI paper describing the capabilities and challenges of 9.4T fMRI in the cerebellum. By van der Zwaag et al., (@highonfield.bsky.social, @nikospriovoulos.bsky.social) doi.org/10.1002/mrm....

New layer-fMRI study: Combined GE and SE BOLD captures mirrored finger representations in human motor cortex. By SoHyun Han et al., doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...

The list of layer-fMRI abstracts at #OHBM2025 has been completed now: layerfmri.com/abstracts2025/ Thanks for the pointer to previously missing abstracts.

New layer-fMRI review paper: laying out the 'the road to mapping neural circuits' in this personal text, Seong Gi Kim talks about the biological mechanisms of why the sustained layer-fMRI signals can be trusted. apertureneuro.org/article/1387... @apertureohbm.bsky.social

New Layer-fMRI paper. Heij et al. use line-scanning in V1 and find that the laminar fMRI response is different based on the context of the stimulus. doi.org/10.1016/j.is...

ICYMI: In this essay for our Future of fMRI series, Laurentius Huber @layerfmri.bsky.social explains how new advances in functional MRI could help to connect cells and brain areas at the mesoscopic scale. #neuroskyence #OHBM2025 www.thetransmitter.org/future-of-fm...

Devlog #1 for LayNii IDA, a GUI for meso-(f)MRI data Featuring whole human brain MRI datasets at: • 0.8 mm functional data • 0.35 mm in vivo multi-echo anatomical data • 0.075 mm ex vivo anatomical data Chronicling the development journey of neuroimaging software. youtu.be/ZFsBljNOcyw?...

In this blog post I am exploring the strange tension between rigor, reach, and recognition in modern science. What we gain (and lose) by just publishing the PDFs: thingsonthings.org/just-publish...

Our Siemens 7T Collaboration Scientist is moving to support the Siemens 7T Terra.X Impulse at Stanford. Siemens is rehiring for our position, located in Canada's National Ultra-High Field MRI platform cfmm.uwo.ca in London, Ontario 🇨🇦. onehealthineers.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SHSJB/job/OA...

In @thetransmitter.bsky.social , @layerfmri.bsky.social writes about new advances in #fMRI that allow neuroscientists to study directionality & connectivity in the human brain at the network level, info that's vital for developmental & psychiatric research. www.thetransmitter.org/future-of-fm... 🧪

Human neuroscience research has largely overlooked the mesoscale, which bridges cells and brain areas. But new advances in fMRI technology are changing that, writes Laurentius Huber @layerfmri.bsky.social. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/future-of-fm...

New layer-fMRI paper on BISEPI. This acquisition harmonized trial timings with segmentation loops. It provides 0.4mm fMRI with good TRs. By Liu & Ueguchi & Ogawa doi.org/10.1002/mrm....

At today's layer-fMRI seminar, @ofgulban.bsky.social presented stunning high resolution vein mapping tools. It left me quite excited. youtu.be/0V8fSjo2T2w?...

New in LayNii v2.9.0: Introducing *LayNii IDA*, a high-performance tool for real-time interaction with ultra–high resolution MRI data. Built for speed, designed for discovery. Still early, but a big step toward the next era of 7T fMRI: higher resolution, larger datasets. github.com/layerfMRI/La...