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Natalie Rhodes

Natalie Rhodes is a PhD student contributor to Physics World. She studies at the University of Nottingham, UK, where she completed her MSci degree in physics before starting her PhD in medical physics. Her research uses a nascent neuroimaging technique, OPM-MEG, which measures brain activity with quantum physics enabled sensors. She is working on developing a paediatric scanner to look at the function of developing brains throughout childhood. She is particularly interested in mental illnesses and how neuroimaging and medical physics can progress our understanding of brain disorders.

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Non-invasive neuromodulation improves motor function in children with cerebral palsy

A non-surgical device for treating children with cerebral palsy improved the quality-of-life for all 16 participants in a first-in-human study

**Researchers produce first in vivo images of brain inflammation using MRI**

Combining a non-invasive diffusion MRI method with mathematical models can detect inflammation within the brain

Could optical brain imaging helmets be the future of wearable technology?

Kernel Flow is a non-invasive optical brain imaging system fashioned into a compact and wearable helmet for measuring brain function

Quantum sensors could revolutionize retinal diagnostic procedures

Highly sensitive, quantum-enabled magnetic field sensors may provide a non-contact alternative to electrodes for recording retinal activity

Measuring brain function with three techniques simultaneously offers new insight into the working mind

Optical signals provide a bridge between EEG and functional MRI in a novel trimodal brain scanning system

‘Mental handwriting’: brain–computer interface turns neural signals into text

A brain–computer interface decodes a paralysed participant’s attempted handwriting movements, translating neural activity into on-screen text in real-time

How do surgical face masks affect functional MRI measurements?

Wearing a face mask during functional MRI alters the baseline signal, but has no significant impact on the task-activated response

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