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ArticleNeuroImage2018

Cognitive neuroscience using wearable magnetometer arrays: Non-invasive assessment of language function.

Tim M Tierney, Niall Holmes, Sofie S Meyer, Elena Boto, Gillian Roberts, James Leggett, Sarah Buck, Leonardo Duque-Muñoz, Vladimir Litvak, Sven Bestmann and 4 more

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Article in NeuroImage, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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36citing papers in PubMed
6.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Tim M TierneyWellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, WC1N 3BG, UK. Electronic address: tim.tierney.12@ucl.ac.uk.
Niall HolmesSir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
Sofie S MeyerWellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, WC1N 3BG, UK; UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, London, WC1N 3AZ, UK.
Elena BotoSir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
Gillian RobertsSir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
James LeggettSir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
Sarah BuckDevelopmental Neurosciences Programme, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, WC1N 1EH, UK.
Leonardo Duque-MuñozDepartamento de Ingeniería Electrónica, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia; AE&C Research Group, Insituto Tecnológico Metropolitano, Medellín, Colombia.
Vladimir LitvakWellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.
Sven BestmannWellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.
Torsten BaldewegDevelopmental Neurosciences Programme, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, WC1N 1EH, UK.
Richard BowtellSir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
Matthew J BrookesSir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
Gareth R BarnesWellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.
University of Nottingham · GBUniversity College London · GBWellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging · GBGreat Ormond Street Hospital · GBInstituto Tecnológico Metropolitano · CO

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/K005464/1Medical Research Council MR/M009122/1Wellcome Trust 203257/Z/16/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent work has demonstrated that Optically Pumped Magnetometers (OPMs) can be utilised to create a wearable Magnetoencephalography (MEG) system that is motion robust. In this study, we use this system to map eloquent cortex using a clinically validated language lateralisation paradigm (covert verb generation: 120 trials, ∼10 min total duration) in healthy adults (n = 3). We show that it is possible to lateralise and localise language function on a case by case basis using this system. Specifically, we show that at a sensor and source level we can reliably detect a lateralising beta band (15-30 Hz) desynchronization in all subjects. This is the first study of human cognition using OPMs and not only highlights this technology's utility as tool for (developmental) cognitive neuroscience but also its potential to contribute to surgical planning via mapping of eloquent cortex, especially in young children.

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LanguageAdultCognitive NeuroscienceFemaleFunctional LateralityFunctional NeuroimagingHumansMagnetoencephalographyMaleMiddle AgedParietal LobePrefrontal CortexLanguageMEGOptically pumped magnetometers

Identifiers

PMID30016678
PMCPMC6150946
OpenAlexW2884766527

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