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ArticleNeuroImage2019

Imaging the human hippocampus with optically-pumped magnetoencephalography.

Daniel N Barry, Tim M Tierney, Niall Holmes, Elena Boto, Gillian Roberts, James Leggett, Richard Bowtell, Matthew J Brookes, Gareth R Barnes, Eleanor A Maguire

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Article in NeuroImage, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
5.2field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 79 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Daniel N BarryWellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, WC1N 3AR, UK.
Tim M TierneyWellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, WC1N 3AR, UK.
Niall HolmesSir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, 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.
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 Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, WC1N 3AR, UK.
Eleanor A MaguireWellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, WC1N 3AR, UK. Electronic address: e.maguire@ucl.ac.uk.
University of Nottingham · GBWellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging · GBNational Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery · GBUniversity College London · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust 203257/Z/16/ZWellcome Trust 210567/Z/18/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Optically-pumped (OP) magnetometers allow magnetoencephalography (MEG) to be performed while a participant's head is unconstrained. To fully leverage this new technology, and in particular its capacity for mobility, the activity of deep brain structures which facilitate explorative behaviours such as navigation, must be detectable using OP-MEG. One such crucial brain region is the hippocampus. Here we had three healthy adult participants perform a hippocampal-dependent task - the imagination of novel scene imagery - while being scanned using OP-MEG. A conjunction analysis across these three participants revealed a significant change in theta power in the medial temporal lobe. The peak of this activated cluster was located in the anterior hippocampus. We repeated the experiment with the same participants in a conventional SQUID-MEG scanner and found similar engagement of the medial temporal lobe, also with a peak in the anterior hippocampus. These OP-MEG findings indicate exciting new opportunities for investigating the neural correlates of a range of crucial cognitive functions in naturalistic contexts including spatial navigation, episodic memory and social interactions.

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AdultFemaleHippocampusHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImaginationMagnetoencephalographyMaleMiddle AgedMovementSpatial ProcessingTheta RhythmHippocampusImaginationMagnetoencephalographyOptically-pumped magnetometersScene constructionSource localisation

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PMID31521823
PMCPMC6854457
OpenAlexW2972539181

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