News - Systems Neuroscience Group

Hemodynamic travelling waves in human visual cortex.

posted Feb 6, 2012 8:35 PM by Michael Breakspear [ updated Mar 22, 2012 3:10 PM ]

By combining advanced modelling and imaging technologies, we predict and confirm the presence of travelling waves in human cortex - and also quantify their propagation speed and spatial damping.

Paper is here!

A $7 million NHMRC program grant

posted Jan 29, 2012 7:51 PM by Tjeerd B [ updated Jan 29, 2012 7:52 PM ]

The team, consisting of Philip Mitchell, Gordon Parker, Peter Schofield and Michael Breakspear, received $7 million over five years from the NHMRC for the program "Depressive and bipolar disorders: Pathophysiology, phenotypes and treatment innovations". This research program aims to further our knowledge of the causes and presentations of the mood disorders, and to improve and tailor treatment for the many Australians who suffer from these highly disabling illnesses.

Chiel joined our group

posted Jan 22, 2012 3:41 PM by Tjeerd B

Chiel van de Steeg is a Research Master from the VU University Amsterdam. He will visit our group for six months to do a research project on corticospinal coherence.

Paper accepted in Journal of Neurophysiology

posted Jan 22, 2012 3:15 PM by Tjeerd B [ updated Jan 22, 2012 3:20 PM ]

Boonstra TW, Breakspear M (2012). Neural mechanisms of intermuscular coherence: Implications for the rectification of surface electromyography. Journal of Neurophysiology 107: 796:807.