Dear SPMers:
I have a question about the MNI coordination and the Talairach coordination. Are spm using the Talairach or MNI space? In the SPM5 Mannual, "This module of normalization spatially (stereotactically) normalizes MRI, PET or SPECT images into a standard space defined by some ideal model or template image[s]. The template images supplied with SPM conform to the space defined by the ICBM, NIH P-20 project, and approximate that of the the space described in the atlas of Talairach and Tournoux (1988). The transformation can also be applied to any other image that has been coregistered with these scans." But the MRIcro userguide said that "There are two popular frames of reference for brain imaging: MNI space (used by SPM) and Talairach space (used in the atlases of Talairach and Torneaux)." Therefore, I am confused.
Can you explain it for me in detail?
I processed my data following the steps of realign, normalize,smooth, and then all of the 17 subjects' result are processed with 2nd level analysis. Is the coordination of the final SPM.mat in Talairach or MNI space? If I want to get the anatomy information, can I go on with aal(Anatomical Automatic Labeling) toolbox directly? What about TSU utilities? If I also want to report the Brodmann areas information in my article, need I change the coordination to MNI or Talairach space?
Best wishes
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