Amanda L. Kaas

Laminar CBV and BOLD response-characteristics over time and space in the human primary somatosensory cortex at 7T

This study characterizes laminar BOLD and VASO responses to digit stimulation in human somatosensory cortex, revealing triphasic dynamics and potential excitation-inhibition mechanisms.

Tactile Stimulation Designs Adapted to Clinical Settings Result in Reliable fMRI-based Somatosensory Digit Maps

This study evaluates two fMRI-based digit mapping designs for clinical use, showing both produce reliable activation locations but less consistent extent and overlap across sessions.

Decoding the sound of hand-object interactions in primary somatosensory cortex

The paper shows that primary somatosensory cortex (SI) can decode sounds of hand-object interactions better than other sound categories, without tactile input.

Representational similarity scores of digits in the sensorimotor cortex are associated with behavioral performance

The paper examines the relationship between digit-specific cortical representations and motor performance, finding associations between representational similarity scores and digit enslaving or interference.

Validating layer-specific VASO across species

This paper validates layer-specific VASO fMRI across species by comparing it to optical imaging and MION contrast enhanced fMRI in rats and humans, confirming its reliability for estimating layer-specific CBV changes.

Topographic somatosensory imagery for real-time fMRI Brain-Computer Interfacing

This paper demonstrates reliable single-trial decoding of somatosensory imagery using fMRI, showing high accuracy in distinguishing left-foot and right-hand imagery and developing a real-time BCI communication system.