Participation possibilities (please fill in on the web-form):
Day 1: yes / no
Day 2: yes / no ; morning : A / B (Alternative sessions, see below)
Day 3: yes / no ; morning: A / B ; afternoon: A / B (Alternative sessions, see below)
Day 4: yes / no
Schedule fMRI workshop 14-17 November 2006
Day 1: Tuesday 14 November
Lectures on Basics of fMRI Techniques & Design I
09:00-10:45 Detailed Overview of Functional MRI:
Physics, Experimental Design, Data Analysis
Perspectives on the FieldRobert Savoy
10:45-11:00 break
11:00-12:30 Physics and Physiology for Functional MRI
Robert Savoy
12:30-13:30 lunch break
13:30-15:30 Preprocessing of fMRI data
Elia Formisano
15:30-16:00 break
16:00-18:00 Experimental Design in Functional Brain Imaging: Examples and Principles
Robert Savoy
Day 2: Wednesday 15 November
-morning
A. Basic introduction to Brainvoyager
09:00–12:30 Exercises with “Getting started guide”
B. Meet the experts, discuss your own fMRI data & experiment
09:00-12:30 Robert Savoy and others
12:30-13:30 lunch break
- afternoon
Lectures on Basics of fMRI Design II
13:30-15:30 Relevant Software: Comparing Brains
Computational Neuroanatomy Event Related Design Matrices
Robert Savoy
15:30-16:00 break
16:00-18:00 Various Topics:
Critical Issues in Data Analysis, Clinical Application to Pre-Surgical Planning, Topic(s) by request of class
Robert Savoy
Day 3: Thursday 16 November
-morning
A. Advanced analysis in Brainvoyager: Lectures + Exercises
09:00–10:45 Cortex Based Alignment
Armin Heinecke
10:45-11:00 break
11:00–12:45 Independent Component Analysis
Federico de Martino
B. Meet the experts, discuss your own fMRI data & experiment
09:00-12:30 Robert Savoy and others
12:30-13:30 lunch break
-afternoon
A. Advanced topics in fMRI research
13:30-14:30 Functional & Effective Connectivity
Alard Roebroeck
14:30-15:30 Statistics on anatomical MRI volumes
John Ashburner
15:30-16:00 break
16:00-17:00 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation & Neuronavigation
Alex Sack
B. Exercises Computer room
13:30 – 18:00
Day 4: Friday 17 November
A. Advanced analysis in Brainvoyager: Lectures + Exercises
09:00–10:45 Diffusion tensor imaging and fiber tractography
Alard Roebroeck
10:45-11:00 break
11:00–12:45 Cortical thickness measurements and statistics in MRI
Rainer Goebel
Advanced topics in fMRI research
13:30-14:30 Multivariate analysis methods for fMRI
Elia Formisano
14:30-15:30 Real-time fMRI and neurofeedback
Rainer Goebel