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Hi Rosalia,

You should go with the first option - run melodic on all of your data.
The resulting ICs will represent a sort of average between the two
time points, that you can then use as a basis for comparing them.

Cheers,

Paul

On 12/11/2018, Rosalia Dacosta Aguayo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Sorry for the double posting but I have been looking at the FSL mailing
> list forum and in one of the mails it appears: subtraction of image post_IC
> of interest - post_IC interest in order to get the image with which run the
> 2*2 Repeated ANOVA.
>
> Could any one of you clarify me which would be the best approximation to
> compare IC from a sample of two groups (control and experimental) which
> have been assessed in two different time points?
>
> 1. Should I run Melodic for the whole sample pre and post to calculate just
> one 4D file of IC?
> 2 Should I run Melodic twice, one for T1 and another for T2, and, if yes,
> who should I conduct the analysis?
>
> Best regards,
> Rosalia
>
> On Mon, Nov 12, 2018 at 12:37 PM Rosalia Dacosta Aguayo
> <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear FSL' experts,
>>
>> I am running Melodic with a fMRI-task in two groups (control and
>> experimental) assessed in two different times (pre and post). The
>> experimental group underwent cognitive rehabilitation and I want to
>> compare
>> them across the time.
>>
>> The doubt I have is that with dual_regression, in my design, I will only
>> have an input (a component/group of components) to compare. I am a bit
>> confused because I thought that I should run melodic for time 1 and
>> melodic
>> for time2 and then compare the output components. However, looking at
>> this,
>> I think that I should include pre and post together and compare the
>> generated group of components, Melodic_IC.nii.gz, the result of IC from
>> preprocessed pre and post participants, is that correct? I do not see it
>> clear, as we are mixing components from two different times.
>> Any clarification would be appreciated.
>>
>> Yours sincerely,
>> Rosalia
>>
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