MEG@McGill Training Program: March 16-20th, 2015

Full week training to learn everything about MEG: paradigm design, acquisition and advanced data analysis.

General information

Where: MEG lab, Montreal Neurological Institute, 3801 University St

When: March 16-20th

Target audience: Students, researchers and staff with no prior experience with MEG.

Participation fees:

• 5-day course: McGillians: $1,000 - Externals: $1,200

• First day only: McGillians: $50 - Externals: $100

Maximum attendance:

• 5-day course: 12 (3 groups x 4 people)

• First day only: 100

Program overview

• Day 1: MEG/EEG imaging crash course

  • Principles: Physics, instrumentation and signal formation, neural oscillations
  • Typical paradigm designs
  • Time series analysis and imaging, event-related responses, spectral and time-frequency decompositions, functional connectivity

• Day 2: Hands-on practical paradigm design: design your pilot study in small groups

• Day 3: Hands-on data collection: collect your own data

• Day 4: Hands-on analysis of collected data using Brainstorm (including software training)

• Day 5: Advanced data analysis continues and group presentations: what have we learned?

Registration

Registration on the McGill BIC website:

https://www.mcgill.ca/bic/training-events/meg-training-program

Priority will be given to McGill University staff and trainees.

Detailed program

Detailed program on the McGill BIC website:

https://www.mcgill.ca/bic/training-events/meg-training-program