I agree, although you should use a linear contrast of [ -3 -1 1 3 ] and
not [ -2 -1 1 2 ] as the latter is not linear (there's a gap of +2 between
-1 and 1 but +1 between the others).
All the best,
Mark
On 10 Jun 2011, at 09:48, Stephen Smith wrote:
> I would probably recommend option 1, as any nonlinearity of response (which you can then test for with other contrasts) will not damage the quality of the GLM fitting.
> Cheers.
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> On 9 Jun 2011, at 11:03, Annouchka Van Impe wrote:
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>> Dear FSL users,
>>
>>
>> I'm new to using FEAT and I have a question concerning parametric modulation.
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>> My subjects perform a mental rotation task according to 4 rotation angles (45°, 90°, 135°, 180°). I’m assuming that the BOLD-response goes up with higher rotation angles, seeing as the RTs increase linearly with rotation angle.
>> What would be the best way to model this parametric modulation?
>>
>> 1) Using a separate EV for each rotation angle and then specifying a contrast -2 -1 1 2
>> 2) Using one EV for all rotation angles, and entering the RT in the 3rd column.
>> If so, should I demean the RTs?
>> 3) Using one EV for all rotation angles, and entering 1,2,3 or 4 in the 3rd column
>> 4) Using one EV for all rotation angles, and entering -2, -1, 1 or 2 in the 3rd column
>>
>> Thanks for the info.
>>
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Annouchka
>>
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