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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Our release notes contain full details of what is new, what has changed and what has been removed. There are updates across Anatomy & Pre-processing, fMRI statistical analyses, M/EEG, DCM, the OPM Toolbox, and Active Inference / DEM Toolbox. There are also bug-fixes and compatability updates.

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

We are delighted to announce SPM26 - a major release covering all the changes made to SPM since the release of SPM25. This amounts to around 370 commits from 30 contributors. Thank you to all of those who got involved! github.com/spm/spm/rele...

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

#BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert! 🎺 This Friday, October 16th, the Brain Meeting speaker will be Dorottya Hetenyi giving a talk entitled "The oscillatory dynamics of perceptual predictions in the visual brain". Join us in person or online. Read more: www.in.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/events/gw2fa...

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert! 🎺 This Friday, October 9th, the Brain Meeting speaker will be Valentin Wyart giving a talk entitled "Zeroing in on human information seeking". Join us in person or online. Read more: www.in.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/events/ygazm...

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert! 🎺 This Friday, September 25th, the Brain Meeting speaker will be Yousef Mohammadi giving a talk entitled "Cortical sensitivity to statistics of natural sounds". In person or online. Read more: www.in.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/events

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

#BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert! 🎺 We are back! This Friday, September 4th, the Brain Meeting speaker will be Kamil Uludag giving a talk entitled "Laminar fMRI modeling - from neural activity to the BOLD signal and back". In person or online. Read more: www.in.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/events

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Events — Department of Imaging Neuroscience

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

#BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert! 🎺 This Friday, July 10th, the Brain Meeting speaker will be Chetan Gohil giving a talk entitled "Leveraging Large-Scale Datasets for Dynamic Brain Network Modelling". In person or online. Read more: www.in.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/events

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

#BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert! 🎺 This Friday, July 3rd, the Brain Meeting speaker will be Marta Garrido giving a talk entitled "Towards a mechanistic understanding of the emergence of positive psychotic symptoms". In person or online. Read more: www.in.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/events

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

#BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert! 🎺 This Friday, June 26th, the Brain Meeting speaker will be Meaghan Spedden giving a talk entitled "Imaging movement from brain to spinal cord" In person or online. Read more: www.in.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/events

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Also make sure to check out new results by Jason da Silva Castanheira from Steve Fleming's MetaLab: 1241: Tracking the Neural Dynamics of Simplified Mental Representations Enjoy the conference! [5/5]

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

From the Christian Lambert's qMapLab: 337: Brainstem-cortex ANS Effective Connectivity Contributes to Autonomic Failure in Parkinson's Disease (Herberto Dhanis) 0581: Deep Learning and Dynamic Causal Modelling to model mechanisms in midbrain Parkinsons neurons (Arthur Mitchell) And... [4/n]

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

From the FIL OPM and Neurovascular Modelling groups: 2541: Recording with optically-pumped magnetometers without a magnetically shielded room (Tim Tierney) 2379: Disentangling neuro-vascular contributions to BOLD fMRI using physiological dynamic causal modelling (Pranay Yadav) [3/n]

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Two more posters from the FIL Physics Group: 2476: Challenges and strategies for 7T high-resolution fMRI in regions of large field inhomogeneity (Nadine Graedel) 2482: Theoretical BOLD Sensitivity and Protocol Optimization, Revisited (Shokoufeh Golshani) [2/n]

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

From the FIL Physics Group: Weds 11:30, Room C, "The Need for Speed". Prof Martina Callaghan will speak on Quantitative MRI Poster 2410: Leveraging Magnitude and Phase for Improved Distortion Correction of High-Resolution fMRI Modeling and Analysis Methods (Barbara Dymerska)

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Lots of exciting science being presented this week at #OHBM2026 by researchers at the UCL Department of Imaging Neuroscience! A thread... [1/n]

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

#BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert! 🎺 This Friday, June 12th, the Brain Meeting speaker will be Herberto Dhanis giving a talk entitled "Brain dynamics of Parkinson's disease" In person or online. Read more: www.in.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/events

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

#BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert! 🎺 This Friday, June 5th, the Brain Meeting speaker will be Sarah Yip giving a talk entitled "Using brain-behavior modeling to elucidate mechanisms" In person or online. Read more: www.in.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/events

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Only ONE day left! 🚨⌛ Register today and claim your place on SPM For MEG/EEG 2026!

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

#BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert! 🎺 This Friday, May 15th, the Brain Meeting speaker will be Marco Wittmann giving a talk entitled "Neural mechanisms of social structure learning and their behavioural consequences" In person or online. Read more: www.in.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/events/3fqib...

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Brain Meeting - Marco Wittmann — Department of Imaging Neuroscience

Speaker: Marco Wittmann (Assistant Professor, MRC Career Development Fellow, Department of Experimental Psychology. Group Leader, Max Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry & Ageing Resear...

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

This Brain Meeting will now be given online only via Zoom. The Zoom link is provided below. Join Zoom Meeting: ucl.zoom.us/j/9435386136...

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Deadline Approaching! ⌛🚨 Register before the 14th of May and secure your place in the SPM For MEG/EEG course for 2026! Link to Register ➡️ onlinestore.ucl.ac.uk/conferences-...

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Course schedule - SPM Documentation

Documentation of the SPM Software for neuroimaging

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

#BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert! 🎺 This Friday, May 8th, the Brain Meeting speaker will be Nachum Ulanovsky giving a talk entitled "Neural codes for natural behaviors in bats" In person or online. Read more: www.in.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/events

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

#BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert! 🎺 This Friday, May 1st, the Brain Meeting speaker will be David Richter giving a talk entitled "What's in a prediction error?" In person or online. Read more: www.in.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/events

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

#BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert! 🎺 This Friday, April 24th, the Brain Meeting speaker will be Karin Shmueli giving a talk entitled "Simultaneous Structural and Functional MRI Electromagnetic Tissue Properties Mapping in the Human Brain" In person or online. Read more: www.in.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/events

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

#BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert! 🎺 This Friday, April 17th, the Brain Meeting speaker will be Olivia Kowalczyk giving a talk entitled "A primer on spinal cord imaging" In person or online. Read more: www.in.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/events

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

#BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert! 🎺 This Friday, March 20th, the Brain Meeting speaker will be Jennifer Bizley giving a talk entitled "How does the brain map sounds into the world?" In person or online. Read more: www.in.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/events

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

#BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert! 🎺 This Friday, March 13th, the Brain Meeting speaker will be Leonie Koban giving a talk entitled "Social influences on drug and food craving: from behavior to brain signatures" In person or online. Read more: www.in.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/events

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

To apply for fee waiver please e-mail ion.fil.reception@ucl.ac.uk with the subject “SPM 2026 fee waiver”. Please Include all supporting documentation. Graduate students registered at UCL may take the course for credits at no additional cost. For enquiries, please email: ion.fil.reception@ucl.ac.uk

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Places are limited, so early registration is encouraged. The registration fee is £200 for all attendee categories. Fee waivers are available for applicants based in low‑income countries:

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

This online course will provide instruction on the analysis of EEG and MEG data. The first 3 days will combine theoretical presentations with practical demonstrations of the analysis methods implemented in SPM. The 2026 programme will be released soon, the 2025 course schedule is available here:

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Course schedule - SPM Documentation

Documentation of the SPM Software for neuroimaging

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

For enquiries and applications for fee waivers please e-mail ion.fil.reception@ucl.ac.uk with the subject “SPM 2026 fee waiver” and include supporting documentation, such as a letter from your university. Graduate students registered at UCL may take the course for credits at no additional cost.

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Places are limited, so early registration is encouraged. The registration fee is £200 for all attendee categories. Fee waivers are available for applicants based in low‑income countries:

humanbrainmapping.org

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

#BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert! 🎺 This Friday, March 6th, the Brain Meeting speaker will be James R Booth giving a talk entitled "Does IQ matter for the brain basis of reading skill?" In person or online. Read more: www.in.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/events

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

#BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert! 🎺 This Friday, February 27th, the Brain Meeting speaker will be Roland Zahn giving a talk entitled "Translational cognitive neuroscience of mood disorders: implications for novel treatments and stratification" In person or online. Read more: www.in.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/events

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

We are delighted to see departmental alumni Eleanor Maguire, and her former PhD student Sir Demis Hassabis, honoured in the UCL Faces project, as part of UCL’s bicentenary celebrations. Read about their valuable contributions on the UCL Faces webpage. www.ucl.ac.uk/about/search...

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The human brain reimagined: Eleanor Maguire, transforming understanding of neuroscience

Eleanor Maguire transformed our understanding of human memory and how we approach neuroscience research, inspiring generations of scientists and paving the way for some of our biggest breakthroughs.

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

#BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert! 🎺 This Friday, February 13th, the Brain Meeting speaker will be Oiwi Parker Jones giving a talk entitled "Decoding speech non-invasively" In person or online. For more information: www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/event

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

#BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert! 🎺 This Friday, February 6th, the Brain Meeting speaker will be Maria Herrojo Ruiz giving a talk entitled "Uncertainty in decision-making and motor learning in anxiety" In person or online. For more information: www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/event

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Prof. Vladimir Litvak @vlitvak.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Preprint alert!!! We recorded directly from the human ventral tegmental area (VTA), the principal source of cortical dopaminergic innervation, while patients performed an instrumental learning task. 🧵👇 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

#BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert! 🎺 This Friday, January 30th, the Brain Meeting speaker will be Michael Browning giving a talk entitled "Mechanisms and actions of dopaminergic agonists in the treatment of depression" In person or online. For more information: www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/event

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

#BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert! 🎺 This Friday, January 23rd, the Brain Meeting speaker will be Ayelet Landau giving a talk entitled "Rhythmic attention negotiates competition along the visual hierarchy" In person or online. For more information: www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/event

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

#BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert! 🎺 This Friday, January 16th, the Brain Meeting speaker will be Janneke Jehee giving a talk entitled "Uncertainty in perceptual decision-making" In person or online. For more information: www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/event

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

#BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert! 🎺 This Friday, December 12th, the Brain Meeting speaker will be Mathias Pessiglione giving a talk entitled "Origins and consequences of cognitive fatigue" In person or online. For more information: www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/event

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

#BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert! 🎺 This Friday, December 5th, the Brain Meeting speaker will be Andrew MacAskill giving a talk entitled "A role for ventral hippocampus in hidden state inference" In person or online. For more information: www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/event

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

#BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert! 🎺 This Friday, November 28th, the Brain Meeting speaker will be Tricia Seow giving a talk entitled "Biases in belief and simulation in obsession-compulsion" In person or online. For more information: www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/event

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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

#BrainMeeting 🧠 Alert! 🎺 This Friday, November 14th, the Brain Meeting speaker will be Adrien Doerig giving a talk entitled "LLMs as models of high level perceptual processing" In person or online. For more information: www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/event

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