Laurentius Huber

Early blindness shifts the feedforward laminar profile of hMT+/V5 from visual to auditory motion

The paper investigates how early blindness alters the feedforward motion processing in hMT+/V5, showing a shift from visual to auditory input.

Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Optimized Pulses for EPI (POPE) allows high-resolution fMRI

POPE optimizes EPI gradient pulses to reduce peripheral nerve stimulation, enabling high-resolution fMRI without exceeding safety limits.

Field-Correcting GRAPPA (FCG): a technique to correctspatiotemporal-varying phase errors in Echo Planar Imaging

This paper introduces FCG, a technique that corrects spatiotemporal-varying phase errors in EPI using an MLP, improving image quality on high-performance systems.

Intracortical vessel density mapping at mesoscale reveals regionally specific angioarchitecture in the human brain

The paper maps mesoscopic vascular networks in the human brain using the BigBrain dataset, revealing non-uniform vascular density related to cortical areas.

Whole-brain meso-vein imaging in living humans using fast 7 T MRI

This paper introduces a fast whole-brain MRI protocol for mesoscopic venous imaging in humans, enabling detailed vascular mapping in under seven minutes without contrast agents.

Blood volume sensitive laminar fMRI with VASO in human hippocampus: Capabilities and biophysical challenges at clinical 7T scanners

This study optimizes VASO for submillimeter laminar fMRI in the human hippocampus, enabling differentiation of neural activity from vein bias in memory tasks.

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.

Feedforward representation of face information in the fusiform face area revealed by VASO 7T layer fMRI

This study uses VASO 7T layer fMRI and MVPA to show that face information is structured in the middle layer of the fusiform face area during face processing.

V1 superficial layers create a saliency map that feeds forward to the parietal cortex for attentional guidance

The paper identifies V1 superficial layers as the source of visual saliency signals that feed forward to the parietal cortex for attentional guidance.

The human brain mechanisms of afterimages: From networks to cortical layers

This study investigates the neural mechanisms of afterimages using fMRI, finding that they engage widespread brain activity and specific cortical layers, challenging previous views on their origins.

Functional imaging of hippocampal layers using VASO and BOLD on the Next Generation (NexGen) 7T Scanner

This paper optimizes CBV VASO on a 7T scanner to study hippocampal layer function, finding distinct activation patterns between VASO and BOLD in subiculum layers and revealing anterior-posterior dissociation in hippocampal connectivity.

Rapid decoding of neural information representation from ultra-fast functional magnetic resonance imaging signals

This study shows that rapid neural information can be decoded from ultra-fast fMRI signals using multivariate pattern decoders, achieving significant accuracy within 2 seconds of stimulus onset.

Layer-specific spatiotemporal dynamics of feedforward and feedback in human visual object perception

The paper identifies spatiotemporal dynamics of feedforward and feedback signals in human visual cortex using fMRI and EEG, revealing their functional roles in object perception.

In the brain of the beholder: bi-stable motion reveals mesoscopic-scale feedback modulation in V1

This study uses fMRI to investigate how V1 and hMT+ interact during bistable motion perception, finding stronger feedback coupling in V1 during ambiguous stimuli.

Fuzzy ripple artifact in high resolution fMRI: identification, cause, and mitigation

This paper identifies and mitigates Fuzzy Ripple artifacts in high-resolution fMRI, enabling sub-millimeter resolution and faster acquisition protocols.

T1234: A distortion-matched structural scan solution to misregistration of high resolution fMRI data

This paper introduces a rapid fMRI acquisition method, T1234, that provides distortion-matched structural reference data, improving registration accuracy with functional scans.

Neurodesk: An accessible, flexible, and portable data analysis environment for reproducible neuroimaging

Neurodesk provides a portable and reproducible neuroimaging analysis platform using software containers to enable accessible and flexible data analysis pipelines.

Characterisation of laminar and vascular spatiotemporal dynamics of CBV and BOLD signals using VASO and ME-GRE at 7T in humans

This paper characterizes cortical depth-dependent CBV and BOLD hemodynamic responses across stimulus durations using VASO and ME-GRE at 7T in humans, finding that longer durations improve CBV specificity but may reduce efficiency.

Acquisition and processing methods of whole-brain layer-fMRI VASO and BOLD: The Kenshu dataset.

The paper develops acquisition protocols and processing pipelines for whole-brain layer-fMRI and introduces the Kenshu dataset for benchmarking and analysis.

Evaluating the capabilities and challenges of layer-fMRI VASO at 3T

This paper evaluates 3T layer-fMRI VASO for cortical layer-specific functional imaging, finding it feasible for motor tasks despite thermal noise limitations.

Fast layer-fMRI VASO with short stimuli and event-related designs at 7T

This paper develops a fast VASO fMRI method with short stimuli and event-related designs to capture layer-specific hemodynamic responses with high spatio-temporal resolution.

Imaging the columnar functional organization of human area MT+ to axis-of-motion stimuli using VASO at 7 Tesla

This study uses CBV-sensitive fMRI to quantify columnar organization in human hMT+ for axis-of-motion stimuli, showing higher specificity with VASO over BOLD.

Cerebral blood volume sensitive layer-fMRI in the human auditory cortex at 7 Tesla: Challenges and capabilities

This paper develops and applies a VASO protocol to study laminar responses and tonotopy in the human auditory cortex at 7 Tesla.

Laminar VASO fMRI in focal hand dystonia patients

This study uses laminar VASO fMRI to investigate altered neural microcircuits in FHD patients, finding disrupted finger representations and layer-specific activity changes in motor cortex.

Mesoscopic in vivo human T2* dataset acquired using quantitative MRI at 7 Tesla

The paper provides a high-resolution T2* MRI dataset of the human brain at 7 Tesla, revealing cortical substructures and consistent depth-dependent T2* values across subjects.

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.

LayNii: A software suite for layer-fMRI.

LayNii is a software suite designed for analyzing layer-specific functional MRI data with SNR and coverage constraints, offering tools for layerification, smoothing, and artifact mitigation.

Sub-millimetre resolution laminar fMRI using Arterial Spin Labelling in humans at 7T

This study demonstrates sub-millimetre resolution laminar fMRI using ASL in humans at 7T, showing perfusion and BOLD signals are consistent despite apparent discrepancies.

Comparison of BOLD and CBV using 3D EPI and 3D GRASE for cortical layer fMRI at 7T.

This study compares CBV and BOLD imaging techniques for cortical layer fMRI, finding both offer similar specificity and sensitivity for mesoscopic imaging.

Sub-millimeter fMRI reveals multiple topographical digit representations that form action maps in human motor cortex

This study uses sub-millimeter fMRI to show that individual fingers have multiple mirrored representations in the motor cortex based on movement types, bridging invasive and non-invasive motor organization research.