The next session of Brain Connectivity Methods is being held in New York City next week AUG 14-17, 2017. It is a highly interactive workshop designed for investigators having familiarity with the basic principles of fMRI data acquisition, statistical analysis using the general linear model, and some practical experience using SPM for fMRI analysis.
The course will feature presentations from experts in the use of SPM12 and CONN: The Connectivity Toolbox. It will provide an introduction to functional brain connectivity analysis using SPM12and CONN along with practical demonstrations and exercises tied to the key conceptual issues. Topics covered will include functional brain connectivity examined using bivariate correlation or regression, independent component analysis, and graph theory. The principal focus of the course is mastery of the essential skills needed for using functional connectivity analysis techniques to analyze resting state fMRI data.
Other workshop highlights include:
Process automation using batch processing in SPM and CONN
fMRI data acquisition optimization
Special considerations when collecting multiband EPI data
Geometric distortion correction
Physiological denoising techniques
-Control of physiological/movement confounds using CompCor
-Artifact detection and elimination using the ART Toolbox
Introduction to machine learning for classification
Participant Preparation: The workshop will involve demonstrations and interactive exercises involving SPM12 and CONN, their extensions and associated programs. These demonstrations will be integrated with the didactic portions of the lectures.
The interactive software exercises will demonstrate the details of the various data modeling techniques. Participants will gain practical experience through the worked examples based on resting state data provided at the course. Therefore, to gain the full benefit from the program, we ask that participants bring laptops with SPM12 and CONN installed.
As mastery of the topics presented early in the week is needed to maximally benefit from the material presented later in the week, we encourage all participants to arrange their schedules to make it possible to attend all the classes.
Approximately one month after the course we will hold two on-line review sessions so that participants will be able to ask questions that may arise as they gain experience with the software.
This class will be limited to 20 participants and will feature presentations by Tom Zeffiro and Sue Whitfield-Gabrieli
More details can be found at -> http://neurometrika.org/BCM_NYC_AUG2017
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