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Wietske van der Zwaag is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research centers on advanced neuroimaging techniques, with significant contributions to the development and application of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) methods.

Their recent publications include studies published in leading journals such as NeuroImage, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, and Nature Communications. Key papers include:

  • Advances in resting state fMRI acquisitions for functional connectomics (2021, NeuroImage)
  • Whole-body somatotopic maps in the cerebellum revealed with 7T fMRI (2020, NeuroImage)
  • fMRI protocol optimization for simultaneously studying small subcortical and cortical areas at 7 T (2020, NeuroImage)
  • QSM reconstruction challenge 2.0: A realistic in silico head phantom for MRI data simulation and evaluation of susceptibility mapping procedures (2021, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine)
  • Topographic numerosity maps cover subitizing and estimation ranges (2021, Nature Communications)

The scientist often collaborates with a stable group of coauthors, featuring frequent coauthorships with Nikos Priovoulos, Matthan W.A. Caan, Serge O. Dumoulin, Jeroen C.W. Siero, and Ícaro Oliveira.

Publications predominantly appear in these venues:

  • Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
  • NeuroImage
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
  • Human Brain Mapping

Their fields of study span medicine and neuroscience, with emphases on radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, cognitive neuroscience, neurology, spectroscopy, and atomic and molecular physics and optics.

Main topics covered in their research include:

  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Vestibular and auditory disorders
  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications

Best Publications

  • MP2RAGE, a self bias-field corrected sequence for improved segmentation and T1-mapping at high field

    José P. Marques;Tobias Kober;Tobias Kober;Gunnar Krueger;Gunnar Krueger;Wietske van der Zwaag;Wietske van der Zwaag

  • fMRI at 1.5, 3 and 7 T: characterising BOLD signal changes.

    Wietske van der Zwaag;Susan T. Francis;Kay Head;Andrew M. Peters

  • Human Primary Auditory Cortex Follows the Shape of Heschl's Gyrus

    Sandra Da Costa;Wietske van der Zwaag;Jose P. Marques;Richard S. J. Frackowiak

  • Human finger somatotopy in areas 3b, 1, and 2: a 7T fMRI study using a natural stimulus.

    Roberto Martuzzi;Wietske van der Zwaag;Juliane Farthouat;Rolf Gruetter;Rolf Gruetter

  • Ultra-high field MRI: Advancing systems neuroscience towards mesoscopic human brain function

    Serge O. Dumoulin;Alessio Fracasso;Wietske van der Zwaag;Jeroen C.W. Siero

  • EEG-fMRI integration for the study of human brain function.

    João Jorge;Wietske van der Zwaag;Patrícia Figueiredo

  • Advances in resting state fMRI acquisitions for functional connectomics.

    Luisa Raimondo;ĺcaro A.F. Oliveira;Jurjen Heij;Nikos Priovoulos

  • Tuning in to sound: frequency-selective attentional filter in human primary auditory cortex.

    Sandra Da Costa;Wietske van der Zwaag;Lee M. Miller;Stephanie Clarke

  • Recent applications of UHF-MRI in the study of human brain function and structure: a review.

    Wietske van der Zwaag;Andreas Schäfer;José P. Marques;José P. Marques;Robert Turner;Robert Turner;Robert Turner

  • Chronotopic maps in human supplementary motor area.

    Foteini Protopapa;Masamichi J. Hayashi;Masamichi J. Hayashi;Shrikanth Kulashekhar;Wietske van der Zwaag

  • Topographic Maps of Visual Space in the Human Cerebellum.

    Daniel M. van Es;Wietske van der Zwaag;Tomas Knapen

  • Comparing functional MRI protocols for small, iron-rich basal ganglia nuclei such as the subthalamic nucleus at 7 T and 3 T.

    Gilles de Hollander;Gilles de Hollander;Max C. Keuken;Max C. Keuken;Wietske van der Zwaag;Birte U. Forstmann;Birte U. Forstmann;Birte U. Forstmann

  • Upper limb cortical maps in amputees with targeted muscle and sensory reinnervation.

    Andrea Serino;Andrea Serino;Michel Akselrod;Michel Akselrod;Roy Salomon;Roy Salomon;Roberto Martuzzi

  • The neural correlates of the awe experience: Reduced default mode network activity during feelings of awe

    Michiel van Elk;M. Andrea Arciniegas Gomez;Wietske van der Zwaag;Wietske van der Zwaag;Hein T. van Schie

  • MP2RAGEME: T1 , T2* , and QSM mapping in one sequence at 7 tesla.

    Matthan W A Caan;Pierre-Louis Bazin;Pierre-Louis Bazin;José P Marques;Gilles de Hollander

  • Simultaneous EEG-fMRI at ultra-high field: artifact prevention and safety assessment.

    João Jorge;João Jorge;Frédéric Grouiller;Özlem Ipek;Robert Stoermer

  • Three-dimensional echo planar imaging with controlled aliasing: A sequence for high temporal resolution functional MRI.

    Mayur Narsude;Mayur Narsude;Daniel Gallichan;Wietske van der Zwaag;Rolf Gruetter

  • Whole-body somatotopic maps in the cerebellum revealed with 7T fMRI.

    Yohan Boillat;Pierre-Louis Bazin;Wietske van der Zwaag

  • Cerebellar cortical layers: in vivo visualization with structural high-field-strength MR imaging.

    José P. Marques;Wietske van der Zwaag;Cristina Granziera;Gunnar Krueger

  • Anatomical and functional properties of the foot and leg representation in areas 3b, 1 and 2 of primary somatosensory cortex in humans: A 7T fMRI study.

    Michel Akselrod;Roberto Martuzzi;Andrea Serino;Andrea Serino;Wietske van der Zwaag

  • Differential patterns of functional and structural plasticity within and between inferior frontal gyri support training-induced improvements in inhibitory control proficiency.

    Camille F. Chavan;Michael Mouthon;Bogdan Draganski;Wietske van der Zwaag

  • Cerebellar Cortical Layers: In Vivo Visualization with Structural

    José P. Marques;Wietske van der Zwaag;Cristina Granziera;Gunnar Krueger

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre-Louis Bazin
Pierre-Louis Bazin University of Amsterdam
Olaf Blanke
Olaf Blanke École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Birte U. Forstmann
Birte U. Forstmann University of Amsterdam
Andrea Serino
Andrea Serino University Hospital of Lausanne
Stephanie Clarke
Stephanie Clarke University Hospital of Lausanne
Chris I. De Zeeuw
Chris I. De Zeeuw Erasmus University Rotterdam
Michael H. Herzog
Michael H. Herzog École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Ryota Kanai
Ryota Kanai University of Sussex
Micah M. Murray
Micah M. Murray University of Lausanne
Richard Bowtell
Richard Bowtell University of Nottingham

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