Spinoza Centre for Neuroimaging
@spinozacentre.bsky.social
The Spinoza Centre for Neuroimaging is a joint core facility and research hub of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Amsterdam University Medical Center | 7T MRI | neuroscience | clinical science | spinozacentre.nl
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Thrilled to share our new #preprint, and super proud of @zednud.bsky.social and our work on eye–brain dynamics during eyes-closed rest and sleep!
Also excited to share that Zach started his PhD with me recently! 🎉 Lots of ideas and cool work ahead.
Follow him on Bluesky and check out his thread! 🧵
Also excited to share that Zach started his PhD with me recently! 🎉 Lots of ideas and cool work ahead.
Follow him on Bluesky and check out his thread! 🧵
July 16, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Thrilled to share our new #preprint, and super proud of @zednud.bsky.social and our work on eye–brain dynamics during eyes-closed rest and sleep!
Also excited to share that Zach started his PhD with me recently! 🎉 Lots of ideas and cool work ahead.
Follow him on Bluesky and check out his thread! 🧵
Also excited to share that Zach started his PhD with me recently! 🎉 Lots of ideas and cool work ahead.
Follow him on Bluesky and check out his thread! 🧵
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👁️🧠🧪 Vision takes time. But how does visual information flow through the human brain?
Our new PLOS Computational Biology paper uses population receptive field (pRF) modelling to bring the spatial precision of fMRI to MEG, revealing the temporal dynamics of visual areas.
📖 doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Our new PLOS Computational Biology paper uses population receptive field (pRF) modelling to bring the spatial precision of fMRI to MEG, revealing the temporal dynamics of visual areas.
📖 doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Non-invasive mapping of the temporal processing hierarchy in the human visual cortex
Author summary Vision doesn’t happen instantaneously, but unfolds over time. While we understand a lot about how the brain processes visual space, understanding how the brain processes information ove...
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July 21, 2026 at 6:43 AM
👁️🧠🧪 Vision takes time. But how does visual information flow through the human brain?
Our new PLOS Computational Biology paper uses population receptive field (pRF) modelling to bring the spatial precision of fMRI to MEG, revealing the temporal dynamics of visual areas.
📖 doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Our new PLOS Computational Biology paper uses population receptive field (pRF) modelling to bring the spatial precision of fMRI to MEG, revealing the temporal dynamics of visual areas.
📖 doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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🧠 PhD position: computational brain origami.
Fully funded 4-year PhD on a new NWO-funded project combining 7T MRI, population receptive field mapping, and computational neuroscience to understand why human brains fold the way they do.
📢 vacatures.knaw.nl/job/Amsterda...
#PhD #Neuroscience #Hiring
Fully funded 4-year PhD on a new NWO-funded project combining 7T MRI, population receptive field mapping, and computational neuroscience to understand why human brains fold the way they do.
📢 vacatures.knaw.nl/job/Amsterda...
#PhD #Neuroscience #Hiring
PhD Student in Biologically Inspired Computational Visual Neuroscience
PhD Student in Biologically Inspired Computational Visual Neuroscience
vacatures.knaw.nl
June 12, 2026 at 9:37 AM
🧠 PhD position: computational brain origami.
Fully funded 4-year PhD on a new NWO-funded project combining 7T MRI, population receptive field mapping, and computational neuroscience to understand why human brains fold the way they do.
📢 vacatures.knaw.nl/job/Amsterda...
#PhD #Neuroscience #Hiring
Fully funded 4-year PhD on a new NWO-funded project combining 7T MRI, population receptive field mapping, and computational neuroscience to understand why human brains fold the way they do.
📢 vacatures.knaw.nl/job/Amsterda...
#PhD #Neuroscience #Hiring
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I’ve been leading a few discussions on #AgenticAI in research lately. Honestly, every department should organize a colloquium on this ASAP.
It's evolving so fast, students are using it, and many don't understand risks like prompt injections. Many opportunities too. Put this on your agenda!
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It's evolving so fast, students are using it, and many don't understand risks like prompt injections. Many opportunities too. Put this on your agenda!
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April 22, 2026 at 8:35 AM
I’ve been leading a few discussions on #AgenticAI in research lately. Honestly, every department should organize a colloquium on this ASAP.
It's evolving so fast, students are using it, and many don't understand risks like prompt injections. Many opportunities too. Put this on your agenda!
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It's evolving so fast, students are using it, and many don't understand risks like prompt injections. Many opportunities too. Put this on your agenda!
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In sports, we celebrate 1st, 2nd, 3rd. Everyone else gets lumped together. Why?
Using 7T MRI, pRF modelling, and artificial neural networks, we show that tuning underlies ordinality perception, with most neural populations preferring early ordinalities.
doi.org/10.1523/JNEU...
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Using 7T MRI, pRF modelling, and artificial neural networks, we show that tuning underlies ordinality perception, with most neural populations preferring early ordinalities.
doi.org/10.1523/JNEU...
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Neural tuning for ordinal processing: convergent patterns in human brains and artificial networks
Processing ordinality, i.e., the rank of an item in a series such as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc., is a fundamental skill shared by humans and animals. While humans often use symbolic sequences like numbers or...
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February 12, 2026 at 2:33 PM
In sports, we celebrate 1st, 2nd, 3rd. Everyone else gets lumped together. Why?
Using 7T MRI, pRF modelling, and artificial neural networks, we show that tuning underlies ordinality perception, with most neural populations preferring early ordinalities.
doi.org/10.1523/JNEU...
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Using 7T MRI, pRF modelling, and artificial neural networks, we show that tuning underlies ordinality perception, with most neural populations preferring early ordinalities.
doi.org/10.1523/JNEU...
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Publication alert: Vicarious body maps bridge vision and touch in the human brain. 🧠
Read the full article here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Congratulation @tknapen.bsky.social and all researchers involved!
Read the full article here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Congratulation @tknapen.bsky.social and all researchers involved!
New today in @Nature: your visual cortex contains touch-based body maps. bit.ly/VisualBodyMaps
Your brain transforms what you see into first-person, body-referenced codes: A previously unknown bridge between vision and touch.
Your brain transforms what you see into first-person, body-referenced codes: A previously unknown bridge between vision and touch.
November 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Publication alert: Vicarious body maps bridge vision and touch in the human brain. 🧠
Read the full article here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Congratulation @tknapen.bsky.social and all researchers involved!
Read the full article here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Congratulation @tknapen.bsky.social and all researchers involved!
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Honored to receive the Early Career Award by @brain-cognition-nl.bsky.social (NVP) and to give a prize lecture on the general principles of active vision, memory, and imagination. Huge thanks to the NVP community, my mentors, collaborators, and students that shaped this work over the years! 1/2
December 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Honored to receive the Early Career Award by @brain-cognition-nl.bsky.social (NVP) and to give a prize lecture on the general principles of active vision, memory, and imagination. Huge thanks to the NVP community, my mentors, collaborators, and students that shaped this work over the years! 1/2
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🎓 15 fully funded #PhD positions in EU-funded Doctoral Network. 🧪🧠
We lead Project 7 (@spinozacentre.bsky.social & @nin-knaw.bsky.social): 4-year PhD combining 7T MRI + MEG with computational modelling of vision & individual differences.
Apply: indibrain.eu
#AcademicJobs
We lead Project 7 (@spinozacentre.bsky.social & @nin-knaw.bsky.social): 4-year PhD combining 7T MRI + MEG with computational modelling of vision & individual differences.
Apply: indibrain.eu
#AcademicJobs
Characterizing individual brain differences to advance personalized diagnosis, treatment, and sustainable healthcare
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February 4, 2026 at 8:06 AM
🎓 15 fully funded #PhD positions in EU-funded Doctoral Network. 🧪🧠
We lead Project 7 (@spinozacentre.bsky.social & @nin-knaw.bsky.social): 4-year PhD combining 7T MRI + MEG with computational modelling of vision & individual differences.
Apply: indibrain.eu
#AcademicJobs
We lead Project 7 (@spinozacentre.bsky.social & @nin-knaw.bsky.social): 4-year PhD combining 7T MRI + MEG with computational modelling of vision & individual differences.
Apply: indibrain.eu
#AcademicJobs
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15 fully funded PhD positions in EU-funded Doctoral Network (IndiBrain).
We lead Project 7 (@spinozacentre.bsky.social, @nin-knaw.bsky.social): biologically inspired models of individual observers combining 7T MRI + MEG, focusing on vision and recurrent processing. 4-year PhD.
Apply: indibrain.eu
We lead Project 7 (@spinozacentre.bsky.social, @nin-knaw.bsky.social): biologically inspired models of individual observers combining 7T MRI + MEG, focusing on vision and recurrent processing. 4-year PhD.
Apply: indibrain.eu
Characterizing individual brain differences to advance personalized diagnosis, treatment, and sustainable healthcare
indibrain.eu
January 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM
15 fully funded PhD positions in EU-funded Doctoral Network (IndiBrain).
We lead Project 7 (@spinozacentre.bsky.social, @nin-knaw.bsky.social): biologically inspired models of individual observers combining 7T MRI + MEG, focusing on vision and recurrent processing. 4-year PhD.
Apply: indibrain.eu
We lead Project 7 (@spinozacentre.bsky.social, @nin-knaw.bsky.social): biologically inspired models of individual observers combining 7T MRI + MEG, focusing on vision and recurrent processing. 4-year PhD.
Apply: indibrain.eu
Happy New Year! Rare images of snowy Spinoza in MRI chill mode. ❄️
January 5, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Happy New Year! Rare images of snowy Spinoza in MRI chill mode. ❄️
Our team's new publications cover the Nature portfolio! 🧪🧠
- Vision & touch (Nature, rdcu.be/eSsZR)
- Psychedelics (Nat Commun, rdcu.be/eSsZ2)
- Binocular rivalry (Nat Hum Behav, rdcu.be/eSsYW)
- CSF mobility (Nat Neurosci, rdcu.be/eSs0c)
- Numerical cognition (Commun Biol, rdcu.be/eSs0p)
- Vision & touch (Nature, rdcu.be/eSsZR)
- Psychedelics (Nat Commun, rdcu.be/eSsZ2)
- Binocular rivalry (Nat Hum Behav, rdcu.be/eSsYW)
- CSF mobility (Nat Neurosci, rdcu.be/eSs0c)
- Numerical cognition (Commun Biol, rdcu.be/eSs0p)
December 1, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Our team's new publications cover the Nature portfolio! 🧪🧠
- Vision & touch (Nature, rdcu.be/eSsZR)
- Psychedelics (Nat Commun, rdcu.be/eSsZ2)
- Binocular rivalry (Nat Hum Behav, rdcu.be/eSsYW)
- CSF mobility (Nat Neurosci, rdcu.be/eSs0c)
- Numerical cognition (Commun Biol, rdcu.be/eSs0p)
- Vision & touch (Nature, rdcu.be/eSsZR)
- Psychedelics (Nat Commun, rdcu.be/eSsZ2)
- Binocular rivalry (Nat Hum Behav, rdcu.be/eSsYW)
- CSF mobility (Nat Neurosci, rdcu.be/eSs0c)
- Numerical cognition (Commun Biol, rdcu.be/eSs0p)
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Research paper of neuroscientists and radiologists,
Nicholas Hedger ( @uniofreading.bsky.social )
Thomas Naselaris & Kendric Kay (University of Minnesota)
@tknapen ( @vuamsterdam.bsky.social, @spinozacentre.bsky.social ),
is gepubliceerd in @nature.com
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Nicholas Hedger ( @uniofreading.bsky.social )
Thomas Naselaris & Kendric Kay (University of Minnesota)
@tknapen ( @vuamsterdam.bsky.social, @spinozacentre.bsky.social ),
is gepubliceerd in @nature.com
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November 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Research paper of neuroscientists and radiologists,
Nicholas Hedger ( @uniofreading.bsky.social )
Thomas Naselaris & Kendric Kay (University of Minnesota)
@tknapen ( @vuamsterdam.bsky.social, @spinozacentre.bsky.social ),
is gepubliceerd in @nature.com
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Nicholas Hedger ( @uniofreading.bsky.social )
Thomas Naselaris & Kendric Kay (University of Minnesota)
@tknapen ( @vuamsterdam.bsky.social, @spinozacentre.bsky.social ),
is gepubliceerd in @nature.com
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New today in @Nature: your visual cortex contains touch-based body maps. bit.ly/VisualBodyMaps
Your brain transforms what you see into first-person, body-referenced codes: A previously unknown bridge between vision and touch.
Your brain transforms what you see into first-person, body-referenced codes: A previously unknown bridge between vision and touch.
November 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
New today in @Nature: your visual cortex contains touch-based body maps. bit.ly/VisualBodyMaps
Your brain transforms what you see into first-person, body-referenced codes: A previously unknown bridge between vision and touch.
Your brain transforms what you see into first-person, body-referenced codes: A previously unknown bridge between vision and touch.
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Our new paper is out in Nature Communications! nature.com/articles/s41...
We combined psychophysics, 7T fMRI, and computational modeling of vision with placebo, 5mg, and 10mg psilocybin, in the same group of participants, to clarify the computational mechanisms of psychedelics. 🧵
We combined psychophysics, 7T fMRI, and computational modeling of vision with placebo, 5mg, and 10mg psilocybin, in the same group of participants, to clarify the computational mechanisms of psychedelics. 🧵
November 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Our new paper is out in Nature Communications! nature.com/articles/s41...
We combined psychophysics, 7T fMRI, and computational modeling of vision with placebo, 5mg, and 10mg psilocybin, in the same group of participants, to clarify the computational mechanisms of psychedelics. 🧵
We combined psychophysics, 7T fMRI, and computational modeling of vision with placebo, 5mg, and 10mg psilocybin, in the same group of participants, to clarify the computational mechanisms of psychedelics. 🧵
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Excited to share that my first article is now published in Communications Biology!
Humans and many animals have an innate ability to rapidly perceive numerosity—the number of objects in a visual scene. But how does our brain process this fundamental capability?
Read the full paper: rdcu.be/eRxMi
Humans and many animals have an innate ability to rapidly perceive numerosity—the number of objects in a visual scene. But how does our brain process this fundamental capability?
Read the full paper: rdcu.be/eRxMi
Numerosity adaptation suppresses early visual responses
Communications Biology - Numerosity adaptation suppresses monotonic neural responses to numerosity displays in the early visual cortex, with more suppression for higher numerosity adaptors....
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November 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Excited to share that my first article is now published in Communications Biology!
Humans and many animals have an innate ability to rapidly perceive numerosity—the number of objects in a visual scene. But how does our brain process this fundamental capability?
Read the full paper: rdcu.be/eRxMi
Humans and many animals have an innate ability to rapidly perceive numerosity—the number of objects in a visual scene. But how does our brain process this fundamental capability?
Read the full paper: rdcu.be/eRxMi
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The paper demonstrating that #psilocybin alters contextual computations is out in @natcomms.nature.com : doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Thanks to the reviewers and coauthors : @marcoaqil.bsky.social , @tknapen.bsky.social , @gillesdehollander.bsky.social , and Nina Vreugdenhil
Thanks to the reviewers and coauthors : @marcoaqil.bsky.social , @tknapen.bsky.social , @gillesdehollander.bsky.social , and Nina Vreugdenhil
November 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The paper demonstrating that #psilocybin alters contextual computations is out in @natcomms.nature.com : doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Thanks to the reviewers and coauthors : @marcoaqil.bsky.social , @tknapen.bsky.social , @gillesdehollander.bsky.social , and Nina Vreugdenhil
Thanks to the reviewers and coauthors : @marcoaqil.bsky.social , @tknapen.bsky.social , @gillesdehollander.bsky.social , and Nina Vreugdenhil
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Nice demo by Mark Lescroart @neuromdl.bsky.social on EPI imaging of a single #fMRI slice. Great for teaching! :)
vimeo.com/143701608?fl...
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fMRI_EPI_KspaceAcquisition_short
This is a demonstration of how a single slice of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data is collected. Before this makes any sense, you will need to understand…
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October 3, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Nice demo by Mark Lescroart @neuromdl.bsky.social on EPI imaging of a single #fMRI slice. Great for teaching! :)
vimeo.com/143701608?fl...
vimeo.com/143701608?fl...
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Datasets like NSD & THINGS offer rich stimuli but often test a single task.
After great conversations at #CCN2025 on multi-task studies & generalization in brains & models, I thought I would repost our perspective for those interested in this topic. We need multiple tasks!👉 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
After great conversations at #CCN2025 on multi-task studies & generalization in brains & models, I thought I would repost our perspective for those interested in this topic. We need multiple tasks!👉 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Centering cognitive neuroscience on task demands and generalization - Nature Neuroscience
Task demands are a primary determiner of behavior and neurophysiology. Here the authors discuss how understanding their influence through multitask studies and tests of generalization is the key to ar...
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August 18, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Datasets like NSD & THINGS offer rich stimuli but often test a single task.
After great conversations at #CCN2025 on multi-task studies & generalization in brains & models, I thought I would repost our perspective for those interested in this topic. We need multiple tasks!👉 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
After great conversations at #CCN2025 on multi-task studies & generalization in brains & models, I thought I would repost our perspective for those interested in this topic. We need multiple tasks!👉 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Don’t miss our upcoming CCN satellite event, Applying Computational Models to Clinical Disorders (August 11th). This session will showcase how computational methods are transforming our understanding and treatment of sensory disorders
dlwiki.nin.nl/ccn_2025
#CCN2025 #CompNeuro #VisionScience
dlwiki.nin.nl/ccn_2025
#CCN2025 #CompNeuro #VisionScience
Computational insights into clinical disorders (August 11, 2025)
Cognitive Computational Neuroscience conference satellite event on computational models and clinical disorders
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July 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Don’t miss our upcoming CCN satellite event, Applying Computational Models to Clinical Disorders (August 11th). This session will showcase how computational methods are transforming our understanding and treatment of sensory disorders
dlwiki.nin.nl/ccn_2025
#CCN2025 #CompNeuro #VisionScience
dlwiki.nin.nl/ccn_2025
#CCN2025 #CompNeuro #VisionScience
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Voor onze fMRI studie zijn wij nog steeds op zoek naar volwassenen met amblyopie (‘lui oog’) of glaucoom!
Meer informatie en aanmelden: dlwiki.nin.nl/Participate
Meer informatie en aanmelden: dlwiki.nin.nl/Participate
July 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Voor onze fMRI studie zijn wij nog steeds op zoek naar volwassenen met amblyopie (‘lui oog’) of glaucoom!
Meer informatie en aanmelden: dlwiki.nin.nl/Participate
Meer informatie en aanmelden: dlwiki.nin.nl/Participate
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#Newpaper showing that contextual responses drive a unique laminar signature in human V1. Using line-scanning #fMRI at #7T, we show how stimulus-driven and contextual inputs target distinct layers. Contextual input targeted superficial and deep cortical depths. 🧪 🧠
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
Contextual responses drive a unique laminar signature in human V1
Natural sciences; Biological sciences; Neuroscience; Systems neuroscience
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July 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
#Newpaper showing that contextual responses drive a unique laminar signature in human V1. Using line-scanning #fMRI at #7T, we show how stimulus-driven and contextual inputs target distinct layers. Contextual input targeted superficial and deep cortical depths. 🧪 🧠
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
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New paper from the amazing Emma Brouwer: humble, group-optimized B1+ shims at 7T can boost or destroy signal where it matters—no subject-specific calibration needed. in MRM doi.org/10.1002/mrm.... @spinozacentre.bsky.social🎓🧠 #MRI #fMRI #Neuroimaging #7T
Easy‐to‐use B1+ shims for human brain imaging at 7 T
Purpose
B1+$$ {B}_1^{+} $$ field inhomogeneity is a common problem in high field brain MRI (>3$$ >3 $$ T). Parallel-transmit methods that adjust the B1+$$ {B}_1^{+} $$ field channelwise often requi.....
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June 25, 2025 at 8:02 AM
New paper from the amazing Emma Brouwer: humble, group-optimized B1+ shims at 7T can boost or destroy signal where it matters—no subject-specific calibration needed. in MRM doi.org/10.1002/mrm.... @spinozacentre.bsky.social🎓🧠 #MRI #fMRI #Neuroimaging #7T
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#OSCAwards2025 | open access, data, materials & software: OpenMReye: camera-free magnetic resonance-based eye tracking for research and clinical applications 👀🩻 by @matthiasnau.bsky.social
Find out more: github.com/DeepMReye/
Find out more: github.com/DeepMReye/
DeepMReye
DeepMReye is a software package for magnetic resonance-based eye tracking for (f)MRI experiments. Contact: m.nau[at]vu.nl & markus.frey1[at]gmail.com - DeepMReye
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June 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
#OSCAwards2025 | open access, data, materials & software: OpenMReye: camera-free magnetic resonance-based eye tracking for research and clinical applications 👀🩻 by @matthiasnau.bsky.social
Find out more: github.com/DeepMReye/
Find out more: github.com/DeepMReye/
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Honored to receive the #OSCAward2025. Thank you to the #OpenScience community @oscamsterdam.bsky.social for this recognition and for the inspiring work you do! And congrats to the other prize winners! 🎉 1/2
#OSCAwards2025 | open access, data, materials & software: OpenMReye: camera-free magnetic resonance-based eye tracking for research and clinical applications 👀🩻 by @matthiasnau.bsky.social
Find out more: github.com/DeepMReye/
Find out more: github.com/DeepMReye/
DeepMReye
DeepMReye is a software package for magnetic resonance-based eye tracking for (f)MRI experiments. Contact: m.nau[at]vu.nl & markus.frey1[at]gmail.com - DeepMReye
github.com
June 13, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Honored to receive the #OSCAward2025. Thank you to the #OpenScience community @oscamsterdam.bsky.social for this recognition and for the inspiring work you do! And congrats to the other prize winners! 🎉 1/2