Name: Brain Quantum Imaging
Start: 2025-10-21T00:25:00+02:00
End: 2025-10-23T17:15:00+02:00
Location: PTB

Brain Quantum Imaging

from Tuesday 21 October 2025 (00:25) to Thursday 23 October 2025 (17:15)

Monday 20 October 2025
Tuesday 21 October 2025
09:00 Welcome and Introduction - Peter Krüger Peter Uhlhaas
Welcome and Introduction
- Peter Krüger
- Peter Uhlhaas
09:00 - 09:10
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
09:10 From superconducting to optically pumped sensors for biomagnetism - Gareth Barnes (Department of Imaging Neuroscience, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London)
From superconducting to optically pumped sensors for biomagnetism
- Gareth Barnes (Department of Imaging Neuroscience, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London)
09:10 - 09:45
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
09:45 SNR compared between OPM-MEG, EEG and SQUID-MEG - Marion Brickwedde (PTB)
SNR compared between OPM-MEG, EEG and SQUID-MEG
- Marion Brickwedde (PTB)
09:45 - 10:05
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
10:05 Simultaneous EEG/OPM-MEG recordings show increased sensitivity of OPM-MEG to visual gamma responses - Dario Gordillo
Simultaneous EEG/OPM-MEG recordings show increased sensitivity of OPM-MEG to visual gamma responses
- Dario Gordillo
10:05 - 10:25
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
10:25 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:25 - 10:45
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
10:45 Compact, high-resolution magnetoencephalography system with optically pumped magnetometers - Lauri Parkkonnen (Aalto University)
Compact, high-resolution magnetoencephalography system with optically pumped magnetometers
- Lauri Parkkonnen (Aalto University)
10:45 - 11:20
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
11:20 Inferring laminar origins of MEG signals with optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs): A simulation study - Saskia Helbling
Inferring laminar origins of MEG signals with optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs): A simulation study
- Saskia Helbling
11:20 - 11:55
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
11:55 Quantum sensing for medicine – Hype or Hope? - Justus Marquetand (University of Tübingen)
Quantum sensing for medicine – Hype or Hope?
- Justus Marquetand (University of Tübingen)
11:55 - 12:30
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
12:30 Lunch Break and Poster Session
Lunch Break and Poster Session
12:30 - 13:40
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
13:40 Toward biomagnetic sensing with a high-sensitivity diamond quantum magnetometer - Naoto Sekiguchi (Institute of Science Tokyo)
Toward biomagnetic sensing with a high-sensitivity diamond quantum magnetometer
- Naoto Sekiguchi (Institute of Science Tokyo)
13:40 - 13:50
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
13:50 Longitudinal changes of aperiodic and periodic cortical activity at rest in Parkinson’s disease - Josefine Waldthaler (Karolinska Institutet)
Longitudinal changes of aperiodic and periodic cortical activity at rest in Parkinson’s disease
- Josefine Waldthaler (Karolinska Institutet)
13:50 - 14:00
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
14:00 Towards spatially resolved, non-invasive single trial detection of high-frequency synchronous population spikes using SQUIDs - Rainer Körber
Towards spatially resolved, non-invasive single trial detection of high-frequency synchronous population spikes using SQUIDs
- Rainer Körber
14:00 - 14:10
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
14:10 Resting-state alpha power correlates with cortical microstructure - Alina Studenova (Max Planck Institute for Human Cognition and Neuroscience)
Resting-state alpha power correlates with cortical microstructure
- Alina Studenova (Max Planck Institute for Human Cognition and Neuroscience)
14:10 - 14:20
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
14:20 An integrated virtual reality platform for naturalistic neuroimaging with magnetoencephalography - Sajjad Zabbah (University College London)
An integrated virtual reality platform for naturalistic neuroimaging with magnetoencephalography
- Sajjad Zabbah (University College London)
14:20 - 14:30
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
14:30 Brain anatomy and molecular signaling predict neurophysiological dynamics - Christina Stier (University of Münster)
Brain anatomy and molecular signaling predict neurophysiological dynamics
- Christina Stier (University of Münster)
14:30 - 14:40
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
14:40 The influence of Lorazepam on neuronal oscillations and temporal perception - Joachim Lange (Heinrich Heine Universität)
The influence of Lorazepam on neuronal oscillations and temporal perception
- Joachim Lange (Heinrich Heine Universität)
14:40 - 14:50
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
14:50 Key metrics for commercial SERF-OPM multichannel systems - Silvia Knappe-Grueneberg (PTB)
Key metrics for commercial SERF-OPM multichannel systems
- Silvia Knappe-Grueneberg (PTB)
14:50 - 15:00
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
15:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:00 - 15:20
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
15:20 MEG in epilepsy diagnosis, treatment and research - Stefan Rampp
MEG in epilepsy diagnosis, treatment and research
- Stefan Rampp
15:20 - 15:55
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal MEG in epilepsy diagnosis, treatment and research
15:55 High-density full-head on-scalp MEG for epilepsy - Svenja Knappe (University of Colorado Boulder)
High-density full-head on-scalp MEG for epilepsy
- Svenja Knappe (University of Colorado Boulder)
15:55 - 16:30
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
16:30 Helium optically pumped magnetometers (4He-OPM): Comparisons with cryogenic sensors and simultaneous intracerebral recordings - Jean-Michel Badier
Helium optically pumped magnetometers (4He-OPM): Comparisons with cryogenic sensors and simultaneous intracerebral recordings
- Jean-Michel Badier
16:30 - 17:05
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
17:30 Tour of PTB-Charité OPM-MEG Centre, Campus Mitte - Jens Voigt
Tour of PTB-Charité OPM-MEG Centre, Campus Mitte
- Jens Voigt
17:30 - 18:30
19:00 Conference Dinner, Restaurant “Weltwirtschaft”
Conference Dinner, Restaurant “Weltwirtschaft”
19:00 - 23:00
[Haus der Kulturen der Welt, John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, 10557 Berlin][1] [1]: https://maps.app.goo.gl/TPQce8HxuREwBfC8A
Wednesday 22 October 2025
09:00 MEG based neuro-physiological markers of optimized deep brain stimulation - Esther Florin
MEG based neuro-physiological markers of optimized deep brain stimulation
- Esther Florin
09:00 - 09:35
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
09:35 Investigating cortical oscillations during distinct dyskinetic states in Parkinson's disease with OPM MEG - Jeroen Habets
Investigating cortical oscillations during distinct dyskinetic states in Parkinson's disease with OPM MEG
- Jeroen Habets
09:35 - 09:55
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
09:55 Clinical Translation of brain-computer interfaces – Closing the loop with quantum sensing - Jan Zerfowski (Charite Berlin)
Clinical Translation of brain-computer interfaces – Closing the loop with quantum sensing
- Jan Zerfowski (Charite Berlin)
09:55 - 10:15
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
10:15 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:15 - 10:35
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
10:35 Investigating the neuronal mechanisms of reading - Ole Jensen
Investigating the neuronal mechanisms of reading
- Ole Jensen
10:35 - 11:10
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
11:10 Using OPM-MEG to study how brain function develops in infancy - Barbara Pomiechowska
Using OPM-MEG to study how brain function develops in infancy
- Barbara Pomiechowska
11:10 - 11:45
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
11:45 Lunch and Poster Session
Lunch and Poster Session
11:45 - 13:15
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
13:15 The Dynamic Brain: From Structural Scaffolds to Embodied Rhythms Across the Lifespan - Joachim Gross (University of Münster)
The Dynamic Brain: From Structural Scaffolds to Embodied Rhythms Across the Lifespan
- Joachim Gross (University of Münster)
13:15 - 13:50
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
13:50 Advances in unshielded optically pumped alkali magnetometers - Erling Riis (University of Strathclyde)
Advances in unshielded optically pumped alkali magnetometers
- Erling Riis (University of Strathclyde)
13:50 - 14:25
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
14:25 Diamond-based quantum sensing for neurosurgery - Arne Wickenbrock (Helmholtz Institute, University of Mainz)
Diamond-based quantum sensing for neurosurgery
- Arne Wickenbrock (Helmholtz Institute, University of Mainz)
14:25 - 15:00
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
15:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:00 - 15:20
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal

15:20 Industry Presentations
Industry Presentations
15:20 - 16:00
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal VPixx, Vacuumschmelze, ANT-Neuro, FieldLine
16:00 Round Table: Clinical and Commercial Applications of OPMs - Svenja Knappe (University of Colorado Boulder) Erling Riis (University of Strathclyde) Ole Jensen (University of Oxford) Norbert Löwa (PTB)
Round Table: Clinical and Commercial Applications of OPMs
- Svenja Knappe (University of Colorado Boulder)
- Erling Riis (University of Strathclyde)
- Ole Jensen (University of Oxford)
- Norbert Löwa (PTB)
16:00 - 17:00
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
17:00 Close
Close
17:00 - 17:15
Room: HvH-Kopfbau/Hörsaal
Thursday 23 October 2025
09:00 OPM data analysis workshop using the OPM FLUX pipeline - Ole Jensen
OPM data analysis workshop using the OPM FLUX pipeline
- Ole Jensen
09:00 - 17:00
Room: Werner-von-Siemens-Bau This compact one-day workshop will focus on data analysis using [the FLUX pipeline][1]. In several hands-on sessions, Prof. Ole Jensen will teach you the basic steps of how to process and visualise OPM-EG data. More details coming soon! [1]: https://www.neuosc.com/flux

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