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ArticleScientific reports2024

Using optically pumped magnetometers to replicate task-related responses in next generation magnetoencephalography.

Kristina Safar, Marlee M Vandewouw, Julie Sato, Jasen Devasagayam, Ryan M Hill, Molly Rea, Matthew J Brookes, Margot J Taylor

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Enhanced Neural Decoding With Optically Pumped Magnetometer MEG Using Multivariate Pattern Analysis.IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society · 2026
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  4. Expanding the toolkit: OPMs for studying the developing brain.Imaging neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2026
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  8. Determining sensor geometry and gain in a wearable MEG system.Imaging neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Kristina Safar *Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada. kristina.safar@sickkids.ca.
Marlee M Vandewouw *Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada.
Julie SatoDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada.
Jasen DevasagayamProgram in Neurosciences and Mental Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
Ryan M HillSir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Molly ReaSir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Matthew J BrookesSir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Margot J TaylorDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs) offer a new wearable means to measure magnetoencephalography (MEG) signals, with many advantages compared to conventional systems. However, OPMs are an emerging technology, thus characterizing and replicating MEG recordings is essential. Using OPM-MEG and SQUID-MEG, this study investigated evoked responses, oscillatory power, and functional connectivity during emotion processing in 20 adults, to establish replicability across the two technologies. Five participants with dental fixtures were included to assess the validity of OPM-MEG recordings in those with irremovable metal. Replicable task-related evoked responses were observed in both modalities. Similar patterns of oscillatory power to faces were observed in both systems. Increased connectivity was found in SQUID-versus OPM-MEG in an occipital and parietal anchored network. Notably, high quality OPM-MEG data were retained in participants with metallic fixtures, from whom no useable data were collected using conventional MEG.

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Data AccuracyMagnetoencephalographyAdultAnimalsBrainDecapodiformesHumans

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PMID38499615
PMCPMC10948796

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