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= Pittsburgh, USA: March 24-25 =
Brainstorm two-day training session, oriented on clinical EEG.

== General information ==
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<<HTML(<TR><TD>)>>'''Where'''<<HTML(</TD><TD>)>>?<<HTML(</TD></TR>)>>

<<HTML(<TR><TD>)>>'''When'''<<HTML(</TD><TD>)>>Thursday, March 24: <<HTML(&nbsp;)>>8:30am-5:00pm<<BR>>Biomedical Science Tower - Room D120 BST South<<BR>><<BR>>Friday, March 25: 9:00am-5:30pm<<BR>>Scaife Conference Center - Room 1105AB<<HTML(</TD></TR>)>>

<<HTML(<TR><TD>)>>'''Organizers'''<<HTML(</TD><TD>)>>Jonathan Elmer, Beth Wesoloski (University of Pittsburgh) <<HTML(</TD></TR>)>>

<<HTML(<TR><TD>)>>'''Instructors'''<<HTML(</TD><TD>)>>[[AboutUs/FrancoisTadel|Francois Tadel]], [[AboutUs/SylvainBaillet|Sylvain Baillet]] (Montreal Neurological Institute / McGill) <<HTML(</TD></TR>)>>

<<HTML(<TR><TD>)>>'''Audience'''<<HTML(</TD><TD>)>>Users interested in analyzing EEG/MEG/intracranial recordings using Brainstorm.<<BR>>Some experience in processing EEG recordings is recommended. <<BR>>Number of participants: 20<<HTML(</TD></TR>)>>

<<HTML(<TR><TD>)>>'''Fees'''<<HTML(</TD><TD>)>>Free <<HTML(</TD></TR>)>>

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== Requirements ==
The  participants are required to <<HTML(<FONT color=red>)>> '''bring a laptop''' <<HTML(</FONT>)>>   (an external mouse will add to your comfort). In order to make the   session as efficient as possible, we ask  all the attendees to <<HTML(<FONT color=red>)>>'''download, install and test'''<<HTML(</FONT>)>> the software and sample  dataset on their  laptops prior to the workshop.

Please read carefully the following  instructions:<<BR>>[[WorkshopPittsburgh2016Install|How to prepare your laptop for the training]]

== Program: Day 1 ==
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<<HTML(<TR><TD>)>>8:30-9:00<<HTML(</TD><TD>)>>Onsite assistance in installing the material for the training session <<HTML(</TD></TR>)>>

<<HTML(<TR><TD>)>>9:00-10:00<<HTML(</TD><TD>)>>'''Lecture: Brainstorm overview (Tadel''')

Software structure, typical data workflow <<HTML(</TD></TR>)>>

<<HTML(<TR><TD>)>>10:00-10:45<<HTML(</TD><TD>)>>'''Practice'''

Database explorer

MRI volumes, surfaces and anatomical atlases<<HTML(</TD></TR>)>>

<<HTML(<TR><TD>)>>10:45-11:00<<HTML(</TD><TD>)>>''Coffee break''<<HTML(</TD></TR>)>>

<<HTML(<TR><TD>)>>11:00-12:30<<HTML(</TD><TD>)>>'''Practice'''

Registration EEG/MRI

Review of continuous EEG recordings

Montage editor and management of event markers

Frequency filters<<HTML(</TD></TR>)>>

<<HTML(<TR><TD>)>>12:30-13:30<<HTML(</TD><TD>)>>''Lunch''<<HTML(</TD></TR>)>>

<<HTML(<TR><TD>)>>13:30-15:30<<HTML(</TD><TD>)>>'''Practice'''

Bad channels management

Artifact  detection

Artifact correction with SSP and ICA

Averaging, exploring the evoked response<<HTML(</TD></TR>)>>

<<HTML(<TR><TD>)>>15:30-16:00<<HTML(</TD><TD>)>>''Coffee break''<<HTML(</TD></TR>)>>

<<HTML(<TR><TD>)>>16:00-16:30<<HTML(</TD><TD>)>>'''Lecture: Source modeling (Baillet)'''<<HTML(</TD></TR>)>>

<<HTML(<TR><TD>)>>16:30-17:30<<HTML(</TD><TD>)>>'''Practice'''

Head modeling, cortical source reconstruction

Regions of interest (ROIs) <<HTML(</TD></TR>)>>

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== Program: Day 2 ==
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<<HTML(<TR><TD>)>>9:00-9:30<<HTML(</TD><TD>)>>'''Lecture: Time-frequency (Baillet)'''<<HTML(</TD></TR>)>>

<<HTML(<TR><TD>)>>9:30-10:15<<HTML(</TD><TD>)>>'''Practice'''

Time-frequency decomposition of continuous recordings <<HTML(</TD></TR>)>>

<<HTML(<TR><TD>)>>10:15-10:45<<HTML(</TD><TD>)>>'''Lecture: Connectivity & resting-state (Baillet)'''<<HTML(</TD></TR>)>>

<<HTML(<TR><TD>)>>10:45-11:00<<HTML(</TD><TD>)>>''Coffee break''<<HTML(</TD></TR>)>>

<<HTML(<TR><TD>)>>11:00-12:30<<HTML(</TD><TD>)>>'''Practice'''

Connectivity tools

Statistics and group analysis

Phase amplitude coupling

Scripting<<HTML(</TD></TR>)>>

<<HTML(<TR><TD>)>>12:30-13:00<<HTML(</TD><TD>)>>'''Lecture: I''''''ntra-cranial recordings (Dubarry)'''<<HTML(</TD></TR>)>>

<<HTML(<TR><TD>)>>13:00-14:00<<HTML(</TD><TD>)>>''Lunch''<<HTML(</TD></TR>)>>

<<HTML(<TR><TD>)>>14:00-17:30<<HTML(</TD><TD>)>>'''Analyze your own data'''

Participants work in small groups (2-4 people) to analyze their own recordings<<HTML(</TD></TR>)>>

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== Registration ==
Registration will be limited to students and faculty from the University of Pittsburgh and their collaborators. For any questions, please contact Beth Wesoloski: wesoloskiba@upmc.edu

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