Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
505-04-009 ISMRM Abstract

A novel paradigm for ultra-high field cortical depth dependent fMRI studies of affective touch processing

Primary: Brain Function and fMRI - Task/Intervention Based fMRI
Secondary: Physics & Engineering - New Devices
505-04-009 · Mesoscale Functional MRI · Wednesday, 13 May, 4:00 PM–5:50 PM · Ballroom West
Keywords: Laminar fMRI Sensory processing Cortical Layers MRI-Compatible Device Ultra-high resolution fMRI
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Antonia Massmann 1,2,3, Ildar Farkhatdinov4,5, David Leitão2,6, Jucha Willers Moore2,3, Philippa Bridgen2,3,6,7, Pierluigi Di Cio2,6,7, Lucy Billimoria2,7, Inka Granlund2,7, Jo V Hajnal2,3,6, Shaihan Malik2,3,6, Nicolaas A Puts1,8,9, Tomoki Arichi1,2,3,6
1MRC Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
2London Collaborative Ultra-High field System (LoCUS), King's College London, London, United Kingdom
3Research Dept of Early Life Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
4Surgical & Interventional Engineering Research Department, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
5Human Robotix Ltd, London, United Kingdom
6Research Dept of Imaging Physics & Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
7Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
8Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
9NIHR-Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
Presenting Author: Antonia Massmann

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