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you are right, if differ in location of activation, then doesn't make sense
to compare them.

thanks
Jun

On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 2:00 PM, Vladimir Litvak
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> Dear Jun,
>
> If your patiens and controls differ in locations of activations I'm
> not sure it makes sense to compare them in the SPM statistical
> framework. In any case, doing two separate group inversions is the
> worst idea because that alone artificially induces differences between
> the two groups. Either a single group inversion or separate individual
> inversions are statistically sound.
>
> Best,
>
> Vladimir
>
> On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 5:16 PM, Jun Wang <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Dear Vladimir,
> >     I have a question related to source localization across groups. I
> have
> > two groups of EEG data,one control, one patient. If I want to compare the
> > source activities across groups, should I do one time group inversion on
> all
> > subjects of two groups. or should I do two times group inversions for two
> > groups respectively.  I understand group inversion assume the same areas
> are
> > activated  but to different degree. so if patients and control have
> > different source pattern, should I do inversion individually on each
> subject
> > instead.
> >
> > thanks
> > Jun
>