= Introduction =
!BrainStorm is an integrated free Matlab toolbox dedicated to '''Magnetoencephalography'''(MEG) and '''Electroencephalography'''(EEG) data visualization and processing. Our intention is to make a comprehensive set of tools available to the scientific community involved in MEG/EEG experimental research.
== What you can do with BrainStorm ==
* Import MEG / EEG from the most popular file formats [[FileFormats|(list here)]]
* Data visualization:
* Various time series displays
* Data mapping on the head surface
* Generate slides and animations
* Channel selection
* Data filtering
* 3D surface renderin
* MRI visualization and coregistration:
* Import MRI scans, from most of the existing file formats ([[FileFormats|list here]])
* Co-registration with the MEG/EEG coordinate system
* Volume rendering
* Forward modeling:
* Single sphere method
* Overlapping spheres method
* Realistic head models using BEM and FEM
* Group analysis:
* Registration of individual brains on the MNI "Colin27" brain
* Statistical analysis (t-tests, permutations)
== What you cannot do with BrainStorm ==
* Pre-processing of the MEG/EEG recordings:<
>use your constructor's software, or other software solutions (MNE, EEGLab, etc.). [[Links|See here]].
* MRI segmentation:<
>use !FreeSurfer, !BrainSuite or !BrainVisa. [[Links|See here]].
== Requirements ==
!BrainStorm is written in Matlab code only, thus it can run on any operating system supported by Matlab (including Windows, Linux, MacOS...).
If you have a Matlab licence:
* You can download and run directly the BrainStorm source scripts,
* Minimum Matlab version: '''7.1 (= R14-SP3)'''
If you do not have a Matlab licence:
* You can download the BrainStorm binaries corresponding to your operating system.
* The executables are build using the Matlab Compiler (mcc)
* They will install automatically the Matlab Component Runtime (MCR) on your computer, a freely redistributable library