Marcus Kaiser
@connectomelab.bsky.social
Leader neuroinformatics.org.uk | Computational Psychiatry | Computational Neurology | Author of 'Changing Connectomes' https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262044615/ https://www.dynamic-connectome.org/
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Do you have 3+ years of postdoctoral experience and want to develop noninvasive interventions for schizophrenia? Contact me if you want to look into transcranial focused ultrasound or ultrasound vagus nerve stimulation at our N3 Neurotechnology Centre. www.mqmentalhealth.org/schizophreni...
While there are several novel interventions for mental health, including noninvasive brain stimulation, few make it into the UK healthcare system. Join the campaign to make more mental health treatments accessible in the NHS: mood-disorders.co.uk/parliament-c... #depression #tms #ultrasound
I get a lot of spam from predatory journals, but this is really low effort:
Great to be featured in the latest episode of FUS Forward regarding NeurGear's and our ultrasound vagus nerve stimulation research and development: Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0z8O... Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... NeurGear's Zenbud System: zenbud.health
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Open PhD position in our lab: noninvasive ultrasound vagus nerve stimulation as an intervention for mental health conditions such as depression Deadline: Fri 9 Jan Apply here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Searching for a Christmas present for a #neuroscience, #psychology, or #NeuralNetworks researcher? You may consider 'Changing Connectomes: Evolution, Development, and Dynamics in Network Neuroscience' from @mitpress.bsky.social mitpress.mit.edu/books/changi...
Happy to be involved in this research, led by my colleague Dr Jeyoung Jung: Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation enhances emotional bias towards happiness in healthy young adults: A comparative study of electrical and ultrasound stimulation www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 1/
Excited to share that our paper is out in PLOS Computational Biology! 🚀 🔗 journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol... Joining forces between two fantastic laboratories @nplab.bsky.social @connectomelab.bsky.social 🔥
Understanding the high-order network plasticity mechanisms of ultrasound neuromodulation
Author summary Transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS) offers a non-invasive approach to modulating brain activity, holding promise for treating psychiatric and neurological disorders. Despite its p...
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Join us as PhD student using noninvasive ultrasound neuromodulation on the project 'Reducing pain reactivity for children in the Emergency Department using non-invasive vagal nerve stimulation' Find more information at midlandsmhndtp.ac.uk/applications... #ultrasound #neuromodulation #Zenbud
2026 Projects - Midlands Mental Health and Neurosciences PhD Programme
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Good to see so many Nottingham researchers at the @brainbox-init.bsky.social neuromodulation meeting! A great meeting with ideas that we can bring home to our N3 neurotechnology centre www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/centre-... #tus #tms #tacs
New: Zenbud ultrasound vagus nerve stimulation sham device cannot be distinguished from active device www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/15... We are now performing sham-controlled studies to observe cognitive and physiological effects... #ultrasound #vagusnerve #neuromodulation @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social
Interesting to see that the UK is number 2 worldwide (after the USA) in terms of consumer neurotech employment, number of companies, and funding deals... From Peter Schlecht's neurotech report at gppi.net/assets/Hensi...
Great to see that the next generation of NeurGear's Zenbud ultrasound vagus nerve stimulator is now on sale! First results show reductions in anxiety (neuro.jmir.org/2025/1/e69770 ). Find out more about the device here: zenbud.health/pages/anxiety
🚨 New Preprint 🚨 Targeting intracranial electrical stimulation (ES) to network regions defined within individuals causes network-level effects By Cyr et al. *** Q: Can we use individualized network maps from precision fMRI to modulate a targeted network via intracranial ES? A: Yes! 🧵:
Are you a registered healthcare professional searching for a PhD position? Using Zenbud #ultrasound #vagusnerve stimulation, the PhD position with me and Ben Marson is about 'Reducing pain reactivity for children in Emergency Departments' midlandsmhndtp.ac.uk/uon-students...
We attended the London Great Exhibition Road festival over the weekend and 250+ people tried our Zenbud vagus nerve stimulation device! One person suffering from anxiety/depression even came back on day 2 bringing a friend... www.zenbud.health #ultrasound #neuromodulation #vagusnerve #ExRdFest
Our N3 Centre for Neurotechnology, Neuromodulation, and Neurotherapeutics has officially launched at @uniofnottingham.bsky.social #neuromodulation #imaging #focusedultrasound @fusfoundation.bsky.social www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/centre-...
Nice comparison of ultrasound and temporal interference stimulation in Table 3: www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/sites/defaul... Ultrasound blinding option that is not mentioned is ventricle stimulation: doi.org/10.1016/j.br...
Join our lab for a year with the 'AI for Precision Neuromodulation' fellowship project! Find out more at: encode.pillar.vc/projects/neu...
ARIA Opportunity Space: Scalable Neural Interfaces
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Leah Eliz Morris@leahmorris.bsky.social · last yr.I’m excited to announce the Encode AI for Science Fellowship: a 1-year program for AI innovators tackling real scientific challenges. Fellows receive: ✅ A competitive stipend ✅ State-of-the-art computing resources ✅ Hands-on projects in ARIA’s opportunity spaces
My Brainbox webinar talk that I gave yesterday on Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation is now online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ3E... @brainbox-neuro.bsky.social
Changing Connectomes: Improved Cognition Through Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation
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Postdoctoral fellowship on developing human closed-loop noninvasive ultrasound and magnetic stimulation is now available! Find out more and apply here: jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Vacancy at the University of Nottingham: Research Associate/ Fellow (fixed term)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a brain stimulation Research Associate within the School of Medicine, Academic Unit, Mental Health and Clinical Neurosciences. As part of an MRC programme grant...
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Marcus Kaiser@connectomelab.bsky.social · last yr.We are soon starting our 5-year MRC programme grant on novel noninvasive ultrasound or magnetic stimulation for brain and mental health (see press release below). Watch out for our job advertisement for a postdoctoral fellow in neuromodulation later on... www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/new-res...
I am very happy to share our latest work, led by C. Atkinson-Clement, C. Petkov, and M. Kaiser, on the temporal dynamics of brain changes following ultrasound stimulation in the rhesus monkey. A huge thanks to all the team for making this work possible. doi.org/10.1016/j.cr... 1/5
short video summary here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aeD...
Survey Highlights Preference for Non-Invasive Treatments Over Medication in Mental Health Care
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Marcus Kaiser@connectomelab.bsky.social · last yr.Our press release about the results is now online here: www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/patient...
If we could record all neurons we still would not know how they communicate: medium.com/@kording/628...
Would recording all neurons reveal their interactions?
For years, I was captivated by the idea that if we could record the activity of every neuron in the brain, we’d eventually crack the code…
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Our press release about the results is now online here: www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/patient...
News - Patients with mental health conditions would favour non-invasive interventions over medication, finds a new survey - University of Nottingham
A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that patients who need treatment for neurological and mental health disorders, would favour non-invasive neuromodulation interven...
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Marcus Kaiser@connectomelab.bsky.social · last yr.Our survey article on how public and patients perceive interventions for brain and mental health, from implants and drugs to noninvasive focused ultrasound, is now published! doi.org/10.1038/s415... @fusfoundation.bsky.social @itrusst.bsky.social @brainbox-neuro.bsky.social
We are soon starting our 5-year MRC programme grant on novel noninvasive ultrasound or magnetic stimulation for brain and mental health (see press release below). Watch out for our job advertisement for a postdoctoral fellow in neuromodulation later on... www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/new-res...
News - New research will lead to improved brain function for patients with a range of mental health conditions - University of Nottingham
Experts at the University of Nottingham have received £2.4m in funding to develop new noninvasive brain stimulation interventions for patients with a wide range of conditions including depression, sch...
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A chance to join our Centre for Neurotechnology, Neuromodulation, and Neurotherapeutics by applying for a Newton postdoctoral fellowship from the Royal Society. If you are interested in 11.7T human MRI, OPM-MEG, noninvasive neuromodulation (e.g. focused ultrasound), or mental health let us know...
Amanda Cavanagh@cavycavs.bsky.social · last yr.Are you a non-UK scientist interested in working in the UK for a postdoc? A Royal Society Newton Fellowship could be just what you are looking for! We can support applicants interested in working on photosynthetic responses to climate change. Please get in touch! royalsociety.org/grants/newto...
