> Currently we are working with so-called "Optimized VBM" on SPM2 but
> after reading some comments on the Wiki, I am now eyeing SPM5. The
> reason I am writing this mail is that I am interested in streamlining
> the current process with regard to performing statistics. (I have a
> dream goal of having everything 100% automated. ) The current
> methodology strikes me as being quite inefficient but it is how
> things were being done at another lab so it has some inertia.
There is rather a lot of inertia within this field. Some people still
actually use SPM99!!!
The new user-interface in SPM5 should make your life rather easier in terms of
doing the preprocessing. It's just a matter of segmenting all the subjects,
and smoothing. There is no (not yet anyway) such new UI for the stats models
you will need though.
Best regards,
-John
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