== Introduction ==
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!BrainStorm is an integrated free Matlab toolkit 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.

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'''BrainStorm features include:''''''[[BrainStorm/brainstorm/TutorialImportCTFData.html]]'''

 * [[BrainStorm/brainstorm/TutorialVisualizeData.html|Translation routines to get the user data into the BrainStorm database - Import filters include translators of]][[http://www.ctf.com/|CTF Systems Inc.]], and soon, [[http://www.neuromag.com/|Neuromag]] and [[http://www.biomagtech.com/index.html|BTi]] data formats (contributions are welcome);

 * '''[[BrainStorm/brainstorm/TutorialVisualizeData.html|Data visualization tools]]''': Various time series displays; Data mapping on the head surface; Generate slides and animations; Channel selection; Data filtering, 3D Surface rendering
 * '''[[BrainStorm/brainstorm/TutorialImportMRIData.html|MRI visualization and co-registration]]''': Import MRI scans, co-registration with the MEG/EEG coordinate system; Superimpose MEG/EEG sources and f-MRI analyze results to the MRI ; Volume rendering; Scalp segmentation
 * '''[[BrainStorm/brainstorm/TutorialHeadModel.html|Forward modeling]] '''includes the single sphere and the overlapping sphere approaches ; realistic head models using BEM and FEM ('''new''')
 * '''[[BrainStorm/brainstorm/TutorialMinNorm.html|Inverse modeling]] '''features the RAP-MUSIC approach using current dipole models but also 1st-order multipole models of the primary neural current sources. Models for synchronous pairs of sources are also

== 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