Saskia Helbling

@saskiahelbling.bsky.social

Neuroscientist interested in (laminar) MEG, quantitative MRI, OPMs, speech rhythms, dance and open science

We had a look at a question I am really excited about: does an individuals intrinsic brain rhythm predict speech tracking and comprehension? And how do speech motor and auditory rhythms work together? by Christina Lubinus, @annekeitel.bsky.social @jonasobleser.bsky.social @davidpoeppel.bsky.social

PLOS Biology@plosbiology.org · 2mo ago

Speech comprehension is thought to depend on #auditory - #motor interactions via brain rhythms. This study by @johannarimmele.bsky.social &co links theta and motor rhythms to stronger #speech tracking, the latter among those with high auditory-motor synchronization. 🧪 #AcademicSky plos.io/4fDnKY0

Individuals recruit brain rhythms for speech processing through different processing routes. Conceptual illustration of the involvement of intrinsic brain rhythms in speech processing. The image symbolizes our finding that only individuals with high auditory-motor synchronization behavior recruit intrinsic brain rhythms of speech motor brain areas for speech processing.

The Image was created by Felix Bernoully under the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Hi Bluesky! We are the research group Brain Networks from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences. We focus on Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, Neuronal Circuits, EEG Source Reconstruction and Artificial Intelligence. Follow us for research updates and events! 🧠🔬🦾

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🚀 New paper in iScience! We tested 50 participants to investigate phase-locked perceptual modulations after motor actions—and the results are surprising! ⚡ Different from previous studies, we found these modulations ONLY emerge during specific internal states:

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Very happy to see this out! In this work I demonstrate the potential of OPMs for laminar MEG and investigate the impact of factors such as sensor counts, number of measurement axes, co-registration errors, misestimated forward models… Already looking forward to Imaging Neuroscience’s 2025 collage!

Imaging Neuroscience@imagingneurosci.bsky.social · 2y ago

New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Saskia Helbling: Inferring laminar origins of MEG signals with optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs): A simulation study direct.mit.edu/imag/article...