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= Halifax, Canada: February 16, 2013 =
== Important notes ==
Working with MEG/EEG recordings involves a lot of computational resources and large display windows. Therefore we recommand that you bring a laptop with a decent processing capacity and a screen larger than 13".

You would also add to your comfort by bringing an external mouse. Most of the manipulations are done with the mouse, and some involve an intensive use of the scrolling operation. A mouse wheel or the "two-finger move" on !MacBooks are perfect for this, but this operation is not always easy to perform on some laptops.

== Installation instructions ==
Before  coming to the workshop, you  need to download the software and the  tutorial dataset from the  Brainstorm website (300 to 650Mb). It  requires a free  registration for demographics purposes. To streamline  troubleshooting and instructions during the session, please save all the  downloaded files '''__on your Desktop__'''.

 1. From the Brainstorm [[http://neuroimage.usc.edu/brainstorm3_register/download.php|Download]] page, log in or create a Brainstorm account (registration is free)
 1. You will then be able to download the following files to '''your Desktop''' '''folder''':
  * '''Brainstorm software''': brainstorm_YYMMDD.zip  (45 Mb)
  * '''Tutorial dataset''': sample_workshop_fullday.zip (241 Mb)
 1. Note: if you already have Brainstorm installed, make sure that the  version was released<<BR>><<HTML(<FONT color=red>)>>'''after February 4th'''<<HTML(</FONT>)>>.
 1. Unzip the two zip files
 1. Delete the zip files / the installation files
 1. Create a folder "'''brainstorm_db'''" on your '''Desktop '''folder
 1. Final check: you should have now 3 folders on your Desktop:
  * '''brainstorm3''': Program folder, with the Matlab source code and the compiled executable
  * '''brainstorm_db''': Folder for the Brainstorm database (empty)
  * '''sample_workshop_fullday''': Example dataset to be used during the training session
 1. Now run Brainstorm, to make sure it starts fine (read carefully the following section)

== Running Brainstorm for the first time ==
==== With Matlab ====
 1. Start Matlab
 1. '''DO''' '''NOT '''add the ''brainstorm3'' folder to your path: Brainstorm will take care of that,
 1. Go to the ''brainstorm3'' folder from the Matlab command window,
 1. Type "''brainstorm''" in the Matlab command window and press ''enter,''
 1. When  asked for the location of the Brainstorm database folder, pick the   folder "brainstorm_db" you have just created on the Desktop.

==== Without Matlab ====
 1. Download the '''Matlab Compiler Runtime (MCR)''', version '''R2012b''', corresponding to your  operating system. This is a set of libraries that will let you run  Brainstorm on your computer without Matlab.<<BR>>Click here: [[http://www.mathworks.com/products/compiler/mcr/index.html|Link to the Mathworks website]].
 1. __Important note for Mac users__:<<BR>>It is not clear on the Mathworks website, but the current MCR requires a version of MacOSX >= 10.6.4 (Snow Leopard), with Apple Java installed ([[http://www.mathworks.com/support/sysreq/current_release/macintosh.html|see link]]).<<BR>>If you can't install the MCR on your Mac, you can chose between: updating MacOS, installing Matlab, or borrowing another laptop for the workshop.
 1. Follow the instructions to install the MCR:
  * __Windows__: Double-click on the .exe and follow the instructions
  * __Linux__: From a terminal, unzip .zip, then run ./install
  * __MacOS__: Click on the zip file to unzip it, then click on "InstallForMacOSX"
 1. Run the executable file located in ''brainstorm3/bin/R2012b/ ''
  * __Windows__: Double-click on ''brainstorm3.bat''
  * __Linux__: From a terminal, ''cd brainstorm3/bin/R2012b/''
   * Make sure that the file ''brainstorm3.command'' is executable:<<BR>>=> ''chmod a+x brainstorm3.command ''
   * run ''./brainstorm3.command''
  * __MacOS__: Double-click on ''brainstorm3.command '' and wait for instructions
 1. When   you start Brainstorm for the first time on Linux or MacOS, you will be   prompted to select the folder where you installed the MCR
 1. When asked for the location of the Brainstorm database folder, pick the  folder ''brainstorm_db'' on your Desktop.

== Getting ready for the workshop ==
In  order to make sure that Brainstorm works properly, and to get more  familiar with the software, we recommend that you read and follow at  least the first three online tutorials:

 1. [[Tutorials/BstFolders|Brainstorm architecture]]
 1. [[Tutorials/TutFirstSteps|First steps]]
 1. [[Tutorials/TutImportAnatomy|Importing individual anatomy]]

The slides presented during the workshop are available here:

 * [[attachment:130114_worshop_halifax.pdf|Francois Tadel]]

== Troubleshooting ==
For any technical problem, please contact Francois Tadel ( francois.tadel@mcgill.ca )