ReviewTrends in neurosciences2022
Magnetoencephalography with optically pumped magnetometers (OPM-MEG): the next generation of functional neuroimaging.
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- Tracking electrophysiological signatures of Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review of multimodal studies.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025Pooled it
- Multilayer MEG source modelling enables depth-resolved laminar inference in humans.Nature communications · 2026Article
- In vivo magnetic recording of neuronal action potentials using a differential TMR magnetrode.Microsystems & nanoengineering · 2026Article
- Fetal Magnetocardiography Using Optically Pumped Magnetometers: A Literature Review.Biosensors · 2026Review
- Magnetoencephalographic source imaging improves localization of the epileptogenic zone in multimodal imaging evaluation.Epilepsia · 2026Article
- Opportunities for Quantum Sensing in Epilepsy Diagnostics.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Efficient Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Waveguide Polarizing Splitters for High-Sensitivity Chip-Scale Atomic Magnetometry.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
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- Towards naturalistic social neuroscience: A multi-level framework integrating real-world phenotyping, neurobiology, and computational mechanisms.Cognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience · 2026Review
- Altered Evening Aperiodic Activity and Microstate Dynamics in Insomnia Disorder: An OPM MEG Study.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2026Article
- Machine Learning Integrating SERF-MEG and VEP for Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Optic Neuropathies.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Noise Optimization of Basic Signal Component Extraction for Cryogenic and On-Scalp Magnetoencephalography (MEG).bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- SERF-MEG as a Functional Biomarker of Optic Nerve Injury: Agreement and Correlation with Visual Evoked Potentials.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Magnetoencephalography in human neuroscience research: planning, piloting, implementation and quality assurance.Nature protocols · 2026Review
- When attention falters: Brain, breathing, and behavioral signals of lapses in interoceptive attention.Cognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience · 2026Article
- Cortical neuron classes and recursive curvature collapse: a neurobiological model of conscious dynamics.Theory in biosciences = Theorie in den Biowissenschaften · 2026Article
- Quantifying cerebellar signal detectability in MEG and EEG in epilepsy using anatomically informed source modeling.NeuroImage · 2026Article
- Bridging the gap: Translating fetal, infant, and toddler neuroimaging insights into clinical practice.Developmental cognitive neuroscience · 2026Review
- Optically pumped magnetometers enhance neuroimaging performance-An EEG, OPM, and SQUID-MEG study.iScience · 2026Article
- Neuromagnetism "On the Cheap": Evaluating a Combined Cylindrical Shield and Partial-Coverage OPM-MEG System for Detecting Sensorimotor Responses in Humans.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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Abstract
Magnetoencephalography (MEG) measures human brain function via assessment of the magnetic fields generated by electrical activity in neurons. Despite providing high-quality spatiotemporal maps of electrophysiological activity, current MEG instrumentation is limited by cumbersome field sensing technologies, resulting in major barriers to utility. Here, we review a new generation of MEG technology that is beginning to lift many of these barriers. By exploiting quantum sensors, known as optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs), 'OPM-MEG' has the potential to dramatically outperform the current state of the art, promising enhanced data quality (better sensitivity and spatial resolution), adaptability to any head size/shape (from babies to adults), motion robustness (participants can move freely during scanning), and a less complex imaging platform (without reliance on cryogenics). We discuss the current state of this emerging technique and describe its far-reaching implications for neuroscience.
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