Brainstorm workshop survey: Toronto 2015

Survey results

Number of participants: 40
Number of returned documents: 27 (90%)
Link to the pdf document.

Summary

1. Before today's class, how would you describe your use of Brainstorm:
   • Never used:
   • Some simulation work:
   • Some experimental work:
   • Experienced user:
2. How helpful was the class in learning Brainstorm: 1(worst) to 5(best)
   • 1:
   • 2:
   • 3:
   • 4:
   • 5:
3. Did you try the online tutorial before coming to class:
   • Yes:
   • No:
   • N/A:
4. Interested in using Brainstorm for:
   • EEG:
   • MEG:
   • MEG+EEG:
   • NIRS:
   • sEEG/ECoG:
   • Scripting:
   • Pre-processing:
   • Visualization of recordings:
   • Source analysis:
   • Time-frequency:
   • Functional connectivity:
   • Statistics:
   • Research:
   • Clinical applications:
   • Epilepsy:
   • Baby / infant studies:
   • BCI:

Comments and suggestions

The number indicates the number of participants who made similar comments.

Comments about the workshop

• Good clarity:

• Too fast at moments

• Too fast in general:

• Good pace:

• Too much for one day:

Missing topics and requests

• More discussions on the methods/parameters:
• Introduction to MEG:
• Theoretical background for all the steps:
• Importing pre-processed data:
• Export data to other programs:
• Combined MEG+EEG:
• More on statistics:
• More on scripting:
• More on source localization:
• Better overview of the software interface:
• Shorter software introduction:

Missing tools in Brainstorm

• Interpolation of bad channels:
• Real-time analysis:
• Statistics:
• ICA :
• NIRS:
• Source estimation of TF data:

Technical issues

• One win64 computer crashing randomly with 2014b compiled, working with 2012b compiled
• Packaged binaries: missing scripts

Results analysis

Results encoding

1. 1=Never used, 2=Some simulation work, 3=Some experimental work, 4=Experienced user, 0=NA
2. How helpful: 1(worst) to 5(best), 0=N/A
3. Online tutorials before coming: 1=No, 2=Yes, 0=N/A

Results values