[Magnetic particle imaging : From research to the prospect of clinical use].

Background: Magnetic particle imaging offers far-reaching potential with a unique range of applications.

Objectives: Identification of application scenarios with added value for clinical use.

Methods: Overview of previous application scenarios in phantom and small animal models, evaluation of dual-use potential.

Learning cortical topography from spatiotemporal stimuli.

Stimulus representation is a functional interpretation of early sensory cortices. Early sensory cortices are subject to stimulus-induced modifications. Common models for stimulus-induced learning within topographic representations are based on the stimuli's spatial structure and probability distribution.