Big congrats to my student Morane Bienvenu, who successfully defended her Master's thesis introducing the concept of "wired papers"
Nikola Stikov
@stikov.bsky.social
Professor at École Polytechnique / University of Montreal Co-founder of NeuroLibre.org, qMRLab.org, MRBalkan.net and KANTAROT.MK
Hello @ohbmofficial.bsky.social , it's good to be back! Really excited to be part of this g-ratio revival led by @jackvanhorn8.bsky.social
Jack Van Horn@jackvanhorn8.bsky.social · 2mo agoI am very excited for this OHBM @ohbmofficial.bsky.social symposium on axonal and myelin measurement USING MRI/DWI and their contributions to the g-ratio and neural signal conduction estimation!! @stikov.bsky.social @siawooshmr.bsky.social @mfcallaghan.bsky.social @mathieuboudreau.bsky.social
Happy to be part of this important collaboration that showcases the promise and pitfalls of AI reviewers for academic papers. Thank you to @seungonekim.bsky.social for the leadership and to Kiril Gashteovski for assembling an all-star team of Macedonian contributors! arxiv.org/abs/2605.20668
On the limits and opportunities of AI reviewers: Reviewing the reviews of Nature-family papers with 45 expert scientists
With the advancement of AI capabilities, AI reviewers are beginning to be deployed in scientific peer review, yet their capability and credibility remain in question: many scientists simply view them ...
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Here it is, my ISMRM blues vol. 3 presented at this morning's Cape Town session on pitfalls and progress in MRI translation qantarot.substack.com/p/mri-outreach
Hugo Albert Plante is only a 3rd year undergraduate student at Polytechnique Montréal and he is presenting two abstracts at this year's ISMRM meeting in Cape Town.
Hello Cape Town! After the first two volumes of my ISMRM blues series, which were critical of the society, I expected silence from the ISMRM. Instead, they showed class by inviting me to speak on the very topic that drew the most attention in my critique: bringing MRI to developing countries. 1/n
Now is a great time to revitalize thinking on measuring myelin, g-ratio, and bringing conduction velocity into the conversation on brain connectivity! Join us at #OHBM for “THE NEED FOR SPEED: Multimodal Neuroimaging Contributions to Assessment of in vivo Mapping of Neural Signal Conduction”! 🧠🏎️🚔
I took a 10-year break from g-ratio imaging to focus on vendor-neutral MRI. In the meantime, Alexander Gow at the American Society for Neurochemistry (ASN) and @jackvanhorn8.bsky.social at the @ohbmofficial.bsky.social have been leading a g-ratio revival. 1/2
Announcing Evidentron, coming soon to a scientific publication near you! Agah Karakuzu got academic papers to talk to each other, bringing his vision of woven literature to life via AI-driven @mystmd.org articles With Evidentron you can: 1/n
Our foundation KANTAROT / КАНТАРОТ created kits with experiments that illustrate fun science concepts: 1. How to prevent soap bubbles from popping? 2. What is capillary activity? 3. Why do we print using CMYK colors? 4. Who can see the Ames window illusion? Check out our promo video!
Evidence Day was a huge success! Thank you to @polymtl.bsky.social for believing in us, and to Catherine Florès for the excellent write-up www.polymtl.ca/carrefour-ac...
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Reaction Monitoring Symposium 2026, January 29. Organized by the DReaM Facility @uniofbath.bsky.social Free, one-day symposium highlighting real-time reaction monitoring by NMR & complementary techniques, register by January 23 www.rsc.org/events/detai... #NMRchat 🧲
Tomorrow (December 4) we will demonstrate what woven literature looks like in the age of AI. We will introduce a new AI-driven article format (wired paper) and present four examples that cover a range of disciplines. Join us! qantarot.substack.com/p/introducin...
Introducing Evidence: Wired papers, woven literature
On December 4 we are unveiling the Evidence publishing platform. Join us in-person at NYU Abu Dhabi, or virtually via Zoom!
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After three sabbaticals in Tokyo, Abu Dhabi and Skopje, I’m excited to finally share what we’ve built. Join us for the unveiling of the Evidence publishing platform! 1/n
I still dream of changes in the ISMRM and I hope this series of blog posts will contribute to it. I have created a survey (link) asking the community for feedback. Feel free to use it to voice your concerns and to suggest ways in which the ISMRM could improve. qantarot.substack.com/p/ismrm-survey
My ISMRM blues vol. 2: A survey
What can we do as a community to strengthen the ISMRM?
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I moderated a fun debate at the @esmrmb.bsky.social microstructure workshop today. We asked the panelists to argue for and against the clinical potential of qMRI. Inspired by the Munk debates, we polled the audience before and after the discussion. It appears the pessimists won by a small margin:)
Another NeuroLibre publication that puts reproducibility at the forefront. Congratulations @evaalonsoortiz.bsky.social for getting it accepted in the Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences! preprint.neurolibre.org/10.55458/neu...
Representation in Brain Imaging Research: A Quebec demographic overview - Representation in Brain Imaging Research
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RT New York Structural Biology Center @NYSBC_Science 3rd NYC Integrative Structural Biology Symposium (NYC-ISB25) October 9-10, 2025, CUNY Advanced Science Research Center, New York, NY nyc-isb25.eventbrite.com free to register #NMRchat 🧲
MAGMA is leading the way in open MRI, as demonstrated by this excellent editorial link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Advancing MRI, together: open science in MR research - Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine
Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine -
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Johnes Obungoloch (PhD) first visited us at @polymtl in 2019 for the first edition of the MRathon. Six years later, he is back in Montreal building a low-field MRI scanner with Udunna Anazodo It was a pleasure welcoming him back to the NeuroPoly lab together with @jcohenadad.bsky.social
Alan Charles Evans, O.C. Montréal, Quebec, Officer of The Order of Canada Alan Evans has transformed brain imaging research, leading to major breakthroughs in understanding neuronal development, aging and Alzheimer’s disease www.gg.ca/en/order-can...
Order of Canada Appointees – June 30, 2025
Companions W. Ford Doolittle, C.C. Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Good to be back in Montreal, just in time to celebrate Alan Evans' appointment to the order of Canada.
Our foundation's Substack newsletter made it to the top 100 "Rising in science" list! Subscribe now to keep us rising, link below
HBHL, @braincanada.bsky.social & @bhi-icc.bsky.social are looking for researchers to give TED-style talks on brain health for a public audience! Selected PIs will speak at the 2025 Amazing Brain Science Talks, held in November at @banq-officiel.bsky.social. 🧠🧪 📬 Apply by June 2: mcgill.ca/x/ix5
Great news for #OpenScience in Montreal! @BrainCanada is investing in six incredible platforms to drive innovation (t.ly/Aqfbz), including the Canadian Open Neuroscience Platform (@conp-pcno.bsky.social)! This funding will accelerate brain research and collaboration. #Neuroscience #BrainResearch
Driving Open Science Innovation
Brain Canada’s flagship Platform Support Grants program supports interdisciplinary collaboration and enhance Canada’s technical and research capabilities.
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