= Brainstorm workshop survey: Halifax 2013 = == Selected comments from attendees: == * ''"Really clear and well paced. Good job!"'' * ''"Pace was awesome, clarity was good. Loved the interactive basis of the workshop"'' * ''"Very good background and basic explanation, very good commentary on procedures"'' * ''"Good intro, made things very clear"'' * ''"A lot of info, but great job of presenting it clearly"'' * ''"The clarity of the explanation was really good for the allocated time"'' * ''"Information was conveyed at the perfect pace"<
>'' * ''"Excellently executed"'' * ''"Great software! Keep moving forward!!"'' * ''"Food was great! Loved it! Thanks"'' == Survey results == Number of participants: '''40'''<
>Number of returned documents: '''31 '''(78%)<
>[[attachment:workshop_survey.pdf|Link to the pdf document|&do=get]]. === Summary === 1. Before today's class, how would you describe your use of Brainstorm: * '''Never used: 90%''' * Some simulation work: '''3%''' * Some experimental work: '''3%''' * Experienced user: '''4%''' * N/A: '''3%''' 1. How helpful was the class in learning Brainstorm: 1(worst) to 5(best) * 1: '''0%''' * 2: '''0%''' * 3: '''6%''' * '''4: 61%''' * '''5: 32%''' 1. Did you try the online tutorial before coming to class: * Yes: '''42%''' * No: '''52%''' * N/A: '''6%''' 1. Interested in using Brainstorm for: * EEG: '''52%''' * MEG: '''87%''' * MEG+EEG: '''51%''' * NIRS: '''0%''' * sEEG/ECoG: '''0%''' * Scripting:''' 66%''' * Pre-processing: '''58%''' * Visualization of recordings: '''58%''' * Source analysis: '''67%''' * Time-frequency: '''58%''' * Functional connectivity: '''71%''' * Statistics: '''39%''' * Research: '''74%''' * Clinical applications: '''29%''' * Epilepsy: '''13%''' * Baby / infant studies: '''3%''' == Comments and suggestions == The number indicates the number of participants who made similar comments. === Comments about the workshop === * '''Very good pace and clarity: 24''' * A bit rushed in the afternoon: 4 * A bit too slow in the morning: 3 * Too much for a day: 4 * Request for a few more breaks: 1 * Section on time-frequency less clear than the others: 1 === Missing topics and requests === * More on functional connectivity: 3 * More on different inverse methods: 2 * More on forward modeling (BEM): 1 * More on time-frequency: 1 * Clinical applications / epilepsy: 2 * Processing EEG data / ERPs: 2 * Explain which analysis should be used in which research question: 2 * Export TF/connectivity maps to SPSS: 1 * Study of deep brain structures: 1 * Full group analysis: 1 * Would have been better with Neuromag data: 1 * More activities that require critical thinking rather than following along: 1 * How to import external events files: 1 === Missing tools in Brainstorm === * '''Development of the functional connectivity: 8''' * Pipeline edition similar to !BrainVision (drag and drop): 2 * Beamformers: 2 * MEG/EEG + fMRI: 2 * Add markers in the imported data: 1 * Easy way to cancel ongoing process: 1 * Better stats: 1 * Allow for behavioral covariates: 1 * Motion correction: 1 == Technical issues == * Some bugs with the scouts: 5 == Results analysis == === Results encoding === 1. 1=Never used, 2=Some simulation work, 3=Some experimental work, 4=Experienced user, 0=NA 1. How helpful: 1(worst) to 5(best), 0=N/A 1. Online tutorials before coming: 1=No, 2=Yes, 0=N/A === Results values === 1. 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1. 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 3 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 1. 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 1