This is how rodent fMRI is done - A community take on functional imaging in animal models
Webinar Overview
Joanes Grandjean discusses the necessity for standardization in fMRI, starting out by referring to a study that shows 240 ways to preform fMRI, that clearly demonstrates this need. After his successfully published mouse multi-center study, he in this talk, describes his current resting state rat multi-center study comprising 50 rat fMRI datasets at 5 different field strengths. He concludes with a comparison of highest specificity in respect to field strength, gradient vs spin echo, and anesthesia.
On Demand Session
Speakers
Joanes Grandjean, PhD
Assistant Professor - The Donders Institute
Dr. Grandjean is an assistant professor at the Donders Institute in the Netherlands, and a pioneer for functional connectivity studies in rodents. In 2020, he was joined with 12 laboratories to execute the first multi-centre rodent fMRI comparison. Now, he is at it again.
Joanes is also a vocal advocate for open-science in our community and has shared over 600 scans and other materials. Outside the lab, Joanes enjoys a nice cup of coffee and arts.