{{attachment:losangeles.jpg}} = Los Angeles, USA: October 26-27, 2015 = BrainSuite/Brainstorm two-day training session. == General information == '''Where:''' USC University Park Campus | [[attachment:usc_map.pdf|Campus map]] <
> Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Building (EEB), Ground floor, Room 132 <
> 3740 McClintock Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90089 '''When:''' <
>BrainSuite: Monday Oct 26, 9am-4:30pm<
>Brainstorm: Tuesday Oct 27, 8:30am-5:30pm '''Instructors:''' <
>BrainSuite: David Shattuck (UCLA), Richard Leahy (USC), Anand Joshi (USC), Justin Haldar (USC), Soyoung Choi (USC), Shantanu Joshi (UCLA), Chitresh Bhushan (USC). <
>Brainstorm: [[AboutUs/FrancoisTadel|Francois Tadel]], [[AboutUs/ElizabethBock|Elizabeth Bock]] (Montreal Neurological Institute / McGill) '''Target audience:''' Everyone interested in multimodal brain imaging. On day 1, the course will feature anatomical MRI analyses (from tissue segmentation to diffusion, tractography and connectivity. Day 2 will be dedicated to MEG/EEG imaging. '''Participation fees''': Free '''Maximum attendance:''' 50 == Requirements == The participants are required to <)>> '''bring a laptop''' <)>> (an external mouse will add to your comfort). In order to make the session as efficient as possible, we ask all the attendees to <)>>'''download, install and test'''<)>> the software and sample dataset on their laptops prior to the workshop. Please read carefully the following instructions:<
>[[WorkshopLosAngeles2015Install|How to prepare your laptop for the training]] == Day 1: BrainSuite == '''9.00-10:00am: Set-up''' * Come early if you need help setting up Brainsuite on your laptop '''10:00-10:15am: Brainsuite overview''' '''10:15-11:15am: Brainsuite GUI: surface extraction and visualization ''' * Overview * Cortical surface extraction, interactive refinement and parameter selection. * Visualization of volume and surface data '''11:15-12:00pm: Atlases, surface and volume labelling''' * Overview * The BCI-DNI atlas and creating your own atlases * Running Svreg – surface and volume labelling * Output files and their uses '''__12:00-1:00pm: Lunch break__''''''__ & invidual exploration of test data with Brainsuite__''' '''1:00-2:00pm: Processing diffusion data ''' * Alignment and distortion-correction of diffusion images with BDP * Computing tensors and ODFs with BDP * Generation and visualization of fiber tracks in Brainsuite * ROI-based connectivity analysis with Brainsuite using standard and custom atlases '''2.00-2.30pm: Hands on exploration of diffusion data ''' '''2.30-3.30pm: Batch processing and group statistical analysis''' * Command line and batch processing with Brainsuite * Group analysis: available statistical models and their uses * Sample data and exercises: surface-based morphometry, ROI-based stats, tensor-based morphometry '''3.30pm-4.30pm: Hands on exploration of statistical analysis package ''' == Day 2: Brainstorm == '''8:30-9:00am: Breakfast and laptop clinic''' * Come early for assistance in installing the material for the training session '''9:00-10:00am: Brainstorm overview''' * Software architecture * Typical data workflow '''10:00-10:45am: Hands-on training begins''' * Database explorer * Importing MRI volumes, surfaces and atlases * Introduction to anatomical atlases '''10:45-11:00am: Coffee break''' '''11:00-1:00pm: Hands-on training''' * Co-registration MEG/MRI * Reviewing continuous recordings * Artifact detection and correction * Filtering and epoching * Averaging, observation of a typical somatosensory evoked response __'''1:00-2:00pm: Lunch break'''__''' (meal not provided)''' '''2:00-3:30pm: Hands-on training resumes''' * Head modeling, cortical source reconstruction * Definition of ROIs, tracking the processing of the sensory information at the cortex level * Time-frequency analysis '''3:30-4:00pm: Coffee break''' '''4:00-5:30pm: Advanced topics and open discussion''' * Functional connectivity * Group analysis and statistics * Advanced scripting interface == Registration form == [[WorkshopLosAngeles2015Reg|View list of registered participants]] <
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