A very enjoyable interview with Karl Friston on the history of SPM, by @andreashorn.org on the @stimulatingbrains.org podcast

Stimulating Brains@stimulatingbrains.org · 3mo ago

It was a tremendous honor to speak with the one and only Karl Friston – not about the Free Energy Principle, but for a change about the history of SPM. Did you know the very first version of SPM was programmed in Excel? That and much more here 👇👇 stimulatingbrains.org/79-karl-fris...

Deadline Approaching! ⌛🚨 Register before the 14th of May and secure your place in the SPM For MEG/EEG course for 2026! Link to Register ➡️ onlinestore.ucl.ac.uk/conferences-...

We are pleased to announce that the SPM for MEG/EEG course hosted by University College London will take place from Monday, May 18th to Thursday, May 21st, 2026! Registration is now open via the UCL Online Store:

Do you like RSA analysis, M/EEG and Bayes? Then you'll love Variational RSA for M/EEG, by recently completed PhD student @alexlepauvre.bsky.social from Lucia Melloni's group. It's a method and SPM toolbox for multivariate analysis of M/EEG data. arxiv.org/pdf/2511.01784 . 🧵 [1/4]

🗞️ Front page news of The Express today: @uclqsion.bsky.social scientists have developed a method for producing “ultra-fast” MRI scans, slashing the time patients need to spend in the machine from 20-30 minutes to less than 7 minutes. @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social

Major dementia breakthrough could turbocharge UK diagnosis rates

EXCLUSIVE: Scientists have found a way to dramatically accelerate one of the key tests used to diagnose the condition.

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It was such a pleasure to chat to Andy Jahn (of Andy's Brain Book fame) about SPM25, together with Olivia Kowalczyk (@liviasimela.bsky.social) and Johan Medrano (@johmedr.bsky.social) from the SPM team

Department of Imaging Neuroscience@imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 10mo ago

In this video, Andy Jahn discusses the latest developments in #SPM, the latest release #SPM25 and our recent #SPM Homecoming with the wonderful @corticalpete.bsky.social, @liviasimela.bsky.social and @johmedr.bsky.social. youtu.be/VqzvUPV7pk8?...

I am delighted to welcome Josie Linnell @jlinnell.bsky.social as a new PhD student in the Neurovascular Modelling Group at the FIL! Josie will investigate the earliest stages of Alzheimer's using fMRI, together with Natalie Ryan's team at the UCL Dementia Research Centre @uclqsion.bsky.social

Research at ARUK@alzheimersresearchuk.org · 11mo ago

Congratulations to PhD student @jlinnell.bsky.social and supervisor @corticalpete.bsky.social! Their project will use MRI scans to detect cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA). #ARUKfunded

A birthday is a good time to reflect! To mark SPM @ 30, this month's issue of Cerebral Cortex features deeply insightful commentaries on neuroimaging analysis from Ed Bullmore, Peter Bandettini, Peter Fox, Pedro Valdes-Sosa, Klaas Enno Stephan, Viktor Jirsa, et al [1/2] academic.oup.com/cercor/issue

Issues | Cerebral Cortex | Oxford Academic

Publishes papers on the development, organization, plasticity, and function of the cerebral cortex, including the hippocampus.

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We're marking 30 years* of SPM this year, a milestone we share with the journal Cerebral Cortex! Just out: A very nice commentary on SPM's impact by Ed Bullmore - doi.org/10.1093/cerc... ...accompanying a review by SPM's devs on what went well and what could be done better doi.org/10.1093/cerc...

From mapping to explaining brain function: the generative theoretical ambition of SPM

Abstract. Statistical Parametric Mapping is a widely used package of software for brain image analysis. It has also been the vehicle for sustained theoreti

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And huge thanks to James Bonaiuto of @danclab.bsky.social - their fantastic laminar MEG toolbox laMEG paved the way to SPM-Python! github.com/danclab/laMEG

Decision, Action, and Neural Computation (DANC) lab@danclab.bsky.social · last yr.

So cool to see this taking off! Soon laMEG won't have to support our own compiled version of SPM

The beta release of SPM-Python is out now! Amazing work by Johan Medrano @johmedr.bsky.social , Yael Balbastre, Yulia Bezsudnova @ybezs.bsky.social and other members of their team. A new era for SPM! #OHBM2025

Department of Imaging Neuroscience@imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · last yr.

Drumroll... The SPM team will announce that SPM is now fully accessible from Python! 🐍 Learn more about SPM-Python at the SPM roundtable event (Friday, 1pm) and poster number 1841 at #OHBM2025. Try the beta for yourself at github.com/spm/spm-python [2/7]

Don't miss our upcoming #SPM course for #EEG & #MEG online from 19-22 May 2025! 🧠 We'll cover preprocessing, source reconstruction, DCM & OPM analyses. Practicals will include SPM-Python! Programme: www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/spm/docs/cou... Register by May 11th 👇 onlinestore.ucl.ac.uk/conferences-...

🎺🎺🎺 We will be hosting #MEGUKI2025 this July and hope that lots of you will be able to join us, including for the kick off day focusing on #naturalistic neuroscience. More details and info on how to submit abstracts below 👇

MEGUKI 2025@meguki2025.bsky.social · last yr.

Drumroll please... 🥁 Abstract submission for MEG-UKI 2025 is now open!!! All the details can be found meguk.ac.uk/meg-uki-2025/ We are looking forward to welcoming you to London!

Excited to share a new PhD studentship, using fMRI and MEG to detect early changes in Alzheimer's disease, fully funded for a UK student by @alzheimersresearchuk.org . Situated at UCL in Queen Square, London. Join us! tinyurl.com/nvmgroupphd

Detecting early neurovascular dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease and Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (CAA) at University College London on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Detecting early neurovascular dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease and Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (CAA) at University College London, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Don't miss out on securing your spot for our upcoming #SPM course for #fMRI and #MRI/#VBM! Join us in London 23-25 April! Reserve your place now! 🧠⬇️ onlinestore.ucl.ac.uk/conferences-...

Brilliant work from the FIL OPM-MEG team!

George O’Neill@goneill.bsky.social · last yr.

HOT OFF THE PRESS - Back in 2019 we started asking ourselves what could you to demonstrate where werable, OPM-MEG technology could fit into naturalistic #neuroskyence. One snag, we'd have to build the system from scratch first... Anyway its 2025, read the paper here -> doi.org/10.1162/imag...

We have an opening for a 12 month Research Assistant post, funded by an ERC grant. The postholder would help with several neuroimaging projects, including MEG and 7T fMRI. Please repost and share with anyone who may be interested. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... #neuroskyence #Neuroimaging

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Can we find the earliest adopters of SPM on Bluesky? Full marks to @jonsimons.bsky.social for SPM96!

Jon Simons@jonsimons.bsky.social · 2y ago

Happy birthday! SPM96 was the first version I used. Any earlier adopters out there?

Happy 30th birthday year to SPM!! 🎈🍰 To get the party started, we are delighted to announce SPM 25.01, a major new version of the open-source neuroimaging software. Read the preprint to discover what's new arxiv.org/pdf/2501.12081 and download SPM for free from Github github.com/spm/spm/rele...

I am so grateful to Eleanor Maguire for being such an amazing teacher and mentor. We have set up a web page for sharing memories of Eleanor, via the link below.

Department of Imaging Neuroscience@imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 2y ago

It is with profound sadness that we share the devastating news that Eleanor Maguire passed away on January 4th. She was a phenomenally brilliant neuroscientist, with immense passion for her work and many remarkable accomplishments. We will miss her terribly. www.online-tribute.com/EleanorMaguire

🌟 Rare Opportunity Alert 🌟 The Department of Imaging Neuroscience has a lectureship position available! 🎺 Lead a research programme in Cognition and Perception, and shape the future of the Institute's new BSc in Human Neuroscience. 🧠 #AcademicJobs #Neuroscience #UCL www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

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UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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Out now, our new paper evaluating the suitability of common haemodynamic models for use with older participants' fMRI scans. Always a pleasure to collaborate with Rik Henson and the Cam-CAN team!

Rik Henson@rhens.bsky.social · 2y ago

Our paper finally appeared on modelling the effect of age on the BOLD fMRI response, one implication of which is that many age effects previously reported may be vascular rather than neural… onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

I am recruiting a postdoc at imaginerealitylab.org! Are you interested in mental imagery and reality monitoring and do you have a background in cognitive neuroscience? Check out the ad at: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

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Don't miss out on securing your spot for our upcoming #SPM course for #fMRI and #MRI / #VBM ! Join us online 14-16 October! Reserve your place now! onlinestore.ucl.ac.uk/conferences-...

Introducing a new method by Johan Medrano from the FIL Methods Group, for inferring gradual changes in synaptic gain, using M/EEG data and DCM. Find out more at #OHBM2024 poster 1935 on Weds/Thurs with @johmedr.bsky.social . ww6.aievolution.com/hbm2401/inde...

The new Google Scholar PDF reader plugin for Chrome seems very good indeed. You can click a link to a reference and then press back to return to the text 🤯 Hope it lasts.

Three new vacancies are available in our department to work on the development of cutting-edge wearable MEG (aka OPM) technology. Please share with anyone who might be interested. www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/about/vacanc...

Vacancies - Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging | FIL | UCL %

Careers and vacancies in neuroimaging research and support at the Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging at University College London (UCL).

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