This 5-day intensive course will provide training in acquisition, processing, analysis and visualization of whole
brain imaging and behavioral data using methods and informatics tools
developed by the WU-Minn-Oxford Human
Connectome Project (HCP) consortium.
The course
is designed for investigators who are interested in:
- using data collected and distributed from the HCP young
adult study
- acquiring and analyzing HCP-style imaging and behavioral data at your own institution
- processing your own non-HCP data using HCP pipelines and methods
- using Connectome
Workbench tools and sharing data
using the BALSA imaging
database
- learning HCP multimodal neuroimaging analysis methods, including those that combine MEG and MRI data
- exploring the HCP
MMP 1.0 multimodal parcellation brain
map and learning about how
it can be used in your analyses
- positioning yourself to capitalize on HCP-style data being distributed
by the Connectome Coordinating Facility (CCF) from forthcoming large-scale
projects (e.g.,
Lifespan HCP development and aging and Connectomes Related to Human Disease projects)
Participants
will learn how to acquire, analyze, visualize, and interpret data from
four major MR modalities (structural MR, resting-state fMRI, diffusion
imaging, task-evoked fMRI) plus magnetoencephalography
(MEG) and extensive behavioral data. Lectures and labs will provide
grounding in neurobiological as well as methodological issues involved
in interpreting multimodal data, and will span the range from
single-voxel/vertex to brain network analysis approaches.
The course is open to students,
postdocs, faculty, and industry participants. The course is aimed at
both new and current users of HCP data, methods, and tools, and will
cover both basic and advanced topics. Prior experience
in human neuroimaging or in computational analysis of brain networks is
desirable, preferably including some familiarity with FSL and Freesurfer software.
For more info and to register visit the HCP
Course 2017 website. If you have any questions, please contact us at: [log in to unmask]org
We look forward to seeing you in Vancouver!
Best,
2017 HCP Course Organizers