Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
452-02-011 / 452-02-011 ISMRM Abstract

Integrating MR-Compatible Eye Tracking for Gaze-informed fMRI studies during Naturalistic Social Viewing in Children

Primary: Brain Function and fMRI - Task/Intervention Based fMRI
Secondary: Pediatrics - Normal Development
452-02-011 · Methodology: Acquisition and Analysis · Tuesday, 12 May, 1:40 PM–3:16 PM · Power Pitch Theatre 2
452-02-011 · Methodology: Acquisition and Analysis · Tuesday, 12 May, 1:40 PM–3:16 PM · Power Pitch Theatre 2
Keywords: Brain Development FMRI Methods Eye Tracking Naturalistic Visual attention
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Lixuan Zhu 1,2, Kun Qian1, Sunniva Fenn-Moltu2, Taeona Morgan2, Nina Treder2, Qianwen Chang2, Alexandra Lautarescu2, Vanessa Kyriakopoulou1,3, Daphna Fenchel2, Tobias Wood4, Jonathan O'Muircheartaigh1,2,5, Grainne McAlonan2,5,6, Dafnis Batalle2, Jo V Hajnal1,3, Tomoki Arichi1,3
1Research Dept of Early Life Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
2Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
3Research Dept of Imaging, Physics & Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
4Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
5MRC Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
6NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), London, United Kingdom
Presenting Author: Lixuan Zhu

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