Alexander JS Beckett

Alexander JS Beckett

(he/him)

Research Scientist

Advanced MRI Technologies

Feinberg Lab, UC Berkeley

Professional Summary

I am a research scientist, specializing in the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging to study the human brain, with a focus on the study of visual processing.

Education

PhD Visual Neuroscience

2009-09-01
2013-02-01

University of Nottingham

MSc Cognitive Neuroscience & Neuroimaging

2009-08-31
2008-09-01

University of Nottingham

BSc Psychology & Cognitive Neuroscience

2007-07-31
2003-09-01

University of Nottingham

Interests

High Field MRI Visual Neuroscience High Performance Gradients Mesoscale fMRI
📚 My Research

Use this area to speak to your mission. I’m a research scientist in the Moonshot team at DeepMind. I blog about machine learning, deep learning, and moonshots.

I apply a range of qualitative and quantitative methods to comprehensively investigate the role of science and technology in the economy.

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Featured Publications

Whole-brain, cerebral blood volume weighted imaging optimized for the study of cortical networks on NexGen 7T scanner

Recent advances in hardware and sequence optimization allow for whole-brain CBV weighted imaging with sufficient temporal resolution for functional connectivity studies.

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Taking advantage of non-steady-state imaging to increase temporal SNR for fMRI

Purpose. Functional MRI (fMRI) at the mesoscale of cortical layers and columns requires both sensitivity and specificity, the latter of which can be compromised if the imaging …

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Comparison of BOLD and CBV using 3D EPI and 3D GRASE for cortical layer functional MRI at 7 T

Purpose. Functional MRI (fMRI) at the mesoscale of cortical layers and columns requires both sensitivity and specificity, the latter of which can be compromised if the imaging …

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Recent Publications