Publications and communications of Laurent Lamalle

Zubkov, M., Pine, K., Bazin, P. L., Talwar, P., Mortazavi, N., Dauby, S., Geron, C., Beckers, E., Lamalle, L., Phillips, C., Collette, F., Maquet, P., Lommers, E., Alkemade, A., Weiskopf, N., Vandewalle, G., & Kirilina, E. (2026). Pooling quantitative MRI data: A multi-protocol study of healthy subcortical ageing. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/340098. doi:10.64898/2026.01.07.698256

Sharifpour, R., Campbell, I., Balda, F., Paparella, I., Beckers, E., Mortazavi, N., Collette, F., Phillips, C., Talwar, P., Lamalle, L., Zubkov, M., & Vandewalle, G. (2026). Regional Hypothalamic Responses to Light Vary Across Developmental Stages but Remain Stable with Time of Day. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/340099. doi:10.64898/2026.01.05.697645

Huang, J., Chen, Y., Lamalle, L., Al-Husseini, A., Gard, A., Marklund, N., Nilsson, M., Bahri, M. A., Phillips, C.* , & Kornaropoulos, E.*. (2026). Subtle White Matter Lesion Detection in Traumatic Brain Injury Using TractSpLearn [Paper presentation]. OHBM2026.

Campbell, I.* , Balda Aizpurua, J.* , Sharifpour, R., Paparella, I., Beckers, E., Mortazavi, N., Read, J., Phillips, C., Collette, F., Talwar, P., Lamalle, L., Zubkov, M., & Vandewalle, G. (2025). Regional activity within the human amygdala varies with season, mood and illuminance. Nature Communications. doi:10.1038/s41467-025-67715-3

Gasparello, A., Talwar, P., Mortazavi, N., Collette, F., Lamalle, L., Zubkov, M., Schmidt, C., & Vandewalle, G. (20 October 2025). In vivo investigation of the links between Locus Coeruleus integrity and sleep-related variables in humans using 7 Tesla MRI [Paper presentation]. 16th Belgian Society for Neuroscience (BSN) Meeting, Leuven, Belgium.

Seret, E., Gasparello, A., Talwar, P., Mortazavi, N., Collette, F., Lamalle, L., Zubkov, M., Schmidt, C., & Vandewalle, G. (October 2025). Locus coeruleus activity is positively associated with spindles number in men [Poster presentation]. 16th Belgian Society for Neuroscience Meeting, Leuven, Belgium.

Mortazavi, N., Talwar, P., KOSHMANOVA, E., Sharifpour, R., Beckers, E., Paparella, I., Balda, F., Bastin, C., Collette, F., Lamalle, L., Phillips, C., Zubkov, M., & Vandewalle, G. (26 September 2025). The Crosstalk Between the Anterior Hypothalamus and the Locus Coeruleus During Wakefulness Is Associated with Low-Frequency Oscillations Power During Sleep. Clocks and Sleep, 7 (4), 53. doi:10.3390/clockssleep7040053

Gasparello, A., Zubkov, M., Talwar, P., Patino Rana, D., Hammad, G., Mortazavi, N., Seret, E., Lamalle, L., Collette, F., Schmidt, C., & Vandewalle, G. (12 September 2025). Pre-clinical manifestations of Parkinson's disease: Locus coeruleus, sleep, and cognition [Poster presentation]. GIGA Day 2025, Liège, Belgium.

Geron, C., Lamalle, L., Phillips, C., Vandewalle, G., Collette, F., & Maquet, P. (12 September 2025). Contribution of multimodal quantitative biomarkers in the preclinical detection of early neurodegeneration of frontotemporal dementia in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [Poster presentation]. GIGA Day.

Sharifpour, R., Campbell, I., Paparella, I., Balda Aizpurua, F., Beckers, E., Mortazavi, N., KOSHMANOVA, E., Read, J., Collette, F., Phillips, C., Talwar, P., Lamalle, L., Zubkov, M., & Vandewalle, G. (2025). Light Impact on Thalamo-Cortical Connectivity During an Executive Cognitive Task: Effects of Time of Day and Specificities of Teenagers. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/340100. doi:10.1101/2025.04.03.647005

Paparella, I., Cardone, P., Zanichelli, B., Lamalle, L., Collette, F., Sherif, S., Zubkov, M., Clarke, W. T., Stagg, C. J., Maquet, P., & Vandewalle, G. (2025). 7 Tesla magnetic resonance spectroscopy estimates of GABA concentration relate to physiological measures of tonic inhibition in the human motor cortex. Journal of Physiology. doi:10.1113/JP287311

Mortazavi, N., Talwar, P., Koshmanova, E., Sharifpour, R., Beckers, E., Berger, A., Campbell, I., Paparella, I., Balda Aizpurua, F., Dardour Hamzaoui, I., Berthomier, C., Bastin, C., Phillips, C., Maquet, P., Collette, F., Zubkov, M., Lamalle, L., & Vandewalle, G. (11 March 2025). REM sleep quality is associated with balanced tonic activity of the locus coeruleus during wakefulness. Journal of Biomedical Science, 32 (1). doi:10.1186/s12929-025-01127-9

Geron, C., Lamalle, L., Phillips, C., Vandewalle, G., Collette, F., & Maquet, P. (07 February 2025). Contribution of quantitative MRI in the preclinical detection of early neurodegeneration of fronto-temporal dementia in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [Paper presentation]. MaRBEL, Liège, Belgium.

Read, J., Lamalle, L., Zubkov, M., Vandewalle, G., & Collette, F. (07 February 2025). Characterization of glutamatergic changes associated with mental fatigue using magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging at 7 Tesla [Poster presentation]. MaRBEL 2025, Liège, Belgium. doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/E8Y62

Geron, C., Lamalle, L., Phillips, C., Vandewalle, G., Collette, F., & Maquet, P. (February 2025). Contribution of quantitative MRI in the preclinical detection of early neurodegeneration of fronto-temporal dementia in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [Poster presentation]. MaRBEL, Liège, Belgium.

Balda Aizpurua, F., Sharifpour, R., Beckers, E., Letot, S., Campbell, I., Berger, A., Mortazavi, N., Koshmanova, E., Talwar, P., Lamalle, L., Zubkov, M., & Vandewalle, G. (2025). Impact of Light Illuminance on Locus Coeruleus Activity during an auditory Emotional Task: Insights from High-Resolution MRI Imaging [Poster presentation]. Marbel 2025.

Huang, J., Yi Chen, Lamalle, L., Phillips, C., & Kornaropoulos, E. (2025). TractSpLearn: Robust Individualized Detection of Subtle White Matter Lesions in Traumatic Brain Injury [Poster presentation]. GIGA Neuroday.

Kornaropoulos, E., Pesesse, P., Vanderthommen, M., Demoulin, C., Lamalle, L., Phillips, C., & Zubkov, M. (2025). Localising unilateral lumbosacral radicular pain through Diffusion Tensor Imaging: an experimental study [Poster presentation]. ESMRMB 2025, Marseille, France.

Rohani Rankouhi, S., Lamalle, L., Zubkov, M., & Phillips, C. (2025). Contrast Optimization for Knee MRI at 7 T [Poster presentation]. MaRBEL 2025, Liège, Belgium.

Rohani Rankouhi, S., Lamalle, L., Zubkov, M., & Phillips, C. (2025). Contrast Optimization for Knee MRI at 7 T [Poster presentation]. MaRBEL 2025, Liège, Belgium.

Rohani Rankouhi, S., Zubkov, M., Lamalle, L., Bahri, M. A., & Phillips, C. (2025). Contrast Adjustment for MR Images at 7 T [Poster presentation]. ESMRMB, Marseille, France.

Ugurcan, B., Phillips, C., Edwards, L., Lutti, A., Callaghan, M. F., Mohammadi, S., Lamalle, L., Bazin, P.-L., Draganski, B., Helms, G., Tablow, K., & Weiskopf, N. (2025). In vivo MRI histology revisited: en route to hMRI toolbox 1.0 [Paper presentation]. Human Brain Mapping 2025, Brisbane, Australia.

Zubkov, M., Pine, K., Bazin, P.-L., Talwar, P., Mortazavi, N., Dauby, S., Geron, C., Beckers, E., Lamalle, L., Phillips, C., Collette, F., Maquet, P., Lommers, E., Alkemade, A., Weiskopf, N., Kirilina, E., & Vandewalle, G. (2025). To Pool or Not to Pool? Comparability of Multi-Protocol Ultra-High-Resolution qMRI in Healthy Brain Aging [Paper presentation]. ESMRMB 41st Annual Scientific Meeting, Marseille, France.

Mortazavi, N., Talwar, P., Koshmanova, E., Sharifpour, R., Beckers, E., Berger, A., Campbell, I., Paparella, I., Balda Aizpurua, F., Zubkov, M., Lamalle, L., & Vandewalle, G. (25 September 2024). Locus coeruleus activity during wakefulness is associated with sigma power prior to REM sleep [Poster presentation]. The 27th Conference of the European Sleep Research Society (ESRS), Seville, Spain.

Mortazavi, N., Koshmanova, E., Sharifpour, R., Berger, A., Beckers, E., Campbell, I., Paparella, I., Balda Aizpurua, F., Lamalle, L., Talwar, P., Sherif, S., & Vandewalle, G. (13 September 2024). Locus Coeruleus Activity during Wake Is Associated with Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Intensity [Poster presentation]. GIGA DAY, Liege, Belgium.

Read, J., Guillemin, C., Charonitis, M., Beliy, N., Requier, F., Bahri, M. A., Lamalle, L., Zubkov, M., Maquet, P., Phillips, C., Vandewalle, G., & Collette, F. (24 June 2024). Linking cognitive load with mental fatigue: a resting-state functionnal connectivity approach [Poster presentation]. 30th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping. doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/PVD3H

Mortazavi, N., Koshmanova, E., Sharifpour, R., Berger, A., Beckers, E., Campbell, I., Paparella, I., Balda Aizpurua, F., Lamalle, L., Talwar, P., Sherif, S., & Vandewalle, G. (23 June 2024). Locus Coeruleus Activity during Wake Is Associated with Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Intensity [Poster presentation]. Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), Seoul, South Korea.

Campbell, I., Sharifpour, R., Balda Aizpurua, F., Beckers, E., Paparella, I., Berger, A., Koshmanova, E., Mortazavi, N., Read, J., Zubkov, M., Talwar, P., Collette, F., Sherif, S., Phillips, C., Lamalle, L., & Vandewalle, G. (2024). Regional response to light illuminance across the human hypothalamus. eLife. doi:10.7554/eLife.96576

Cecconi, B., Montupil, J., Mortaheb, S., Panda, R., Sanders, R. D., Phillips, C., Alnagger, N., Remacle, E., DEFRESNE, A., Boly, M., Bahri, M. A., Lamalle, L., Laureys, S., Gosseries, O., Bonhomme, V., & Annen, J. (2024). Study protocol: Cerebral characterization of sensory gating in disconnected dreaming states during propofol anesthesia using fMRI. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 18, 1306344. doi:10.3389/fnins.2024.1306344

Paparella, I., Cardone, P., Benedetta Zanichelli, Lamalle, L., Collette, F., Sherif, S., Zubkov, M., William T Clarke, Charlotte J Stagg, Maquet, P., & Vandewalle, G. (2024). 7 Tesla MRS estimates of GABA concentration relate to physiological measures of tonic inhibition in the human motor cortex. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/321277. doi:10.1101/2024.07.12.603209

Zubkov, M., Pine, K., Bazin, P.-L., Mortazavi, N., Sherif, S., Talwar, P., Lamalle, L., Phillips, C., Collette, F., Alkemade, A., Kirilina, E., Weiskopf, N., & Vandewalle, G. (2024). R2* age variations in subcortical structures in young adults at 7T [Paper presentation]. 2024 OHBM Annual Meeting, Seoul, South Korea.

Mortazavi, N., Koshmanova, E., Sharifpour, R., Berger, A., Beckers, E., Campbell, I., Paparella, I., Balda Aizpurua, F., Lamalle, L., Talwar, P., Sherif, S., & Vandewalle, G. (24 September 2023). Association between locus coeruleus activity during wakefulness and sleep features [Poster presentation]. ESRS sleep school.

Paparella, I., Campbell, I., Sharifpour, R., Beckers, E., Berger, A., Balda Aizpurua, F., Koshmanova, E., Mortazavi, N., Talwar, P., Degueldre, C., Lamalle, L., Sherif, S., Phillips, C., Maquet, P., & Vandewalle, G. (16 September 2023). Light modulates task-dependent thalamo-cortical connectivity during an auditory attentional task. Communications Biology, 6 (1), 945. doi:10.1038/s42003-023-05337-5

Koshmanova, E., Berger, A., Beckers, E., Campbell, I., Mortazavi, N., Sharifpour, R., Paparella, I., Balda Aizpurua, F., Berthomier, C., Degueldre, C., Salmon, E., Lamalle, L., Bastin, C., Van Egroo, M., Phillips, C., Maquet, P., Collette, F., Muto, V., Chylinski, D., ... Vandewalle, G. (2023). Locus coeruleus activity while awake is associated with REM sleep quality in older individuals. JCI Insight. doi:10.1172/jci.insight.172008

Mortazavi, N., Koshmanova, E., Sharifpour, R., Berger, A., Beckers, E., Campbell, I., Paparella, I., Balda Aizpurua, F., Lamalle, L., Talwar, P., Sherif, S., & Vandewalle, G. (25 July 2023). Association between locus coeruleus activity during wakefulness and sleep features [Poster presentation]. The Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), Montreal, Canada.

Sharifpour, R., Paparella, I., Campbell, I., Beckers, E., Balda Aizpurua, F., Berger, A., Koshmanova, E., Mortazavi, N., Sherif, S., Lamalle, L., Phillips, C., & Vandewalle, G. (23 July 2023). Non-visual Impacts of Light on Effective Connectivity associated to executive brain responses [Poster presentation]. The Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), Montreal, Canada.

Berger, A., Koshmanova, E., Beckers, E., Sharifpour, R., Paparella, I., Campbell, I., Mortazavi, N., Balda Aizpurua, F., Yi, Y.-J., Lamalle, L., Dricot, L., Phillips, C., Jacobs, H. I. L., Talwar, P., El Tahry, R., Sherif, S., & Vandewalle, G. (21 June 2023). Structural and functional characterization of the locus coeruleus in young and late middle-aged individuals. Frontiers in Neuroimaging, 2. doi:10.3389/fnimg.2023.1207844

Balda Aizpurua, F., Sharifpour, R., Campbell, I., Paparella, I., Mortazavi, N., Beckers, E., Berger, A., Koshmanova, E., Lamalle, L., Phillips, C., Sherif, S., Maquet, P., & Vandewalle, G. (27 September 2022). Ultra high-field MRI indications that exposure to blue enriched light increases attention brain responses during an oddball task [Paper presentation]. The Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms (SLTBR).

Koshmanova, E., Berger, A., Mortazavi, N., Beckers, E., Ji, J., Campbell, I., Sharifpour, R., Paparella, I., Chylinski, D., Muto, V., Berthomier, C., Degueldre, C., Salmon, E., Lamalle, L., Talwar, P., Sherif, S., & Vandewalle, G. (27 September 2022). Locus coeruleus reactivity during wakefulness is associated with REM sleep intensity [Poster presentation]. ESRS.

Sharifpour, R., Campbell, I., Paparella, I., Beckers, E., Balda Aizpurua, F., Mortazavi, N., Berger, A., Talwar, P., Koshmanova, E., Lamalle, L., Sherif, S., & Vandewalle, G. (23 June 2022). Ultra High Field 7 Tesla fMRI potential in revealing hypothalamus responses to blue-enriched light exposure [Paper presentation]. Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Campbell, I., Beckers, E., Sharifpour, R., Paparella, I., Balda Aizpurua, F., Berger, A., Koshmanova, E., Lamalle, L., Sherif, S., & Vandewalle, G. (2022). Characterising the pupil response under different light conditions during a functional MRI protocol [Poster presentation]. SLTBR congress, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Campbell, I., Sharifpour, R., Balda Aizpurua, F., Beckers, E., Paparella, I., Berger, A., Koshmanova, E., Mortazavi, N., Lamalle, L., Phillips, C., Sherif, S., & Vandewalle, G. (2022). Ultra-high-field fMRI indications that exposure to light modulates emotional brain responses in the hypothalamus [Paper presentation]. SLTBR congress, Manchester, United Kingdom.