Neuroimaging Courses
BASIC COURSES
SPM8 Essentials is an introductory, on-line course designed for investigators having some familiarity with the fundamental principles of fMRI data acquisition and analysis. Requiring no previous experience with SPM, it provides a basic grounding in the conceptual and practical issues associated with using SPM12 for fMRI analysis for people already registered for one of our more advanced analysis courses, such as Basic fMRI Design and Analysis Using SPM. It will be available beginning in 2013. If you are interested, please send a message to spmbasics@neurometrika.org so we can notify you when the next class begins.
Functional MRI in Clinical Research and Practice: Measurement, Design and Analysis is designed to give clinical investigators an intensive introduction to the issues associated with using structural and functional MRI in clinical research studies. Topics will include the basic principles of MRI measurement, techniques for stimulus presentation and response recording in high magnetic fields, basic statistical methods, individual subject experimental design and analysis techniques, group design and analysis techniques, clinical study design principles and guidelines for reporting clinical neuroimaging studies.
INTERMEDIATE COURSES
Basic fMRI Design and Analysis Using SPM is an intermediate-level, 5-day workshop designed for investigators having familiarity with the fundamental principles of fMRI, and at least six months experience in functional neuroimaging data acquisition and analysis. The workshop will focus on using SPM12 and its extensions for preprocessing, statistical modeling and visualization of data associated with a range of basic and clinical fMRI experimental designs. The fundamentals of analyzing both task-related and resting state data will be covered. While the primary emphasis will involve using the core SPM programs for these purposes, there will also be extensive discussion of a variety of software tools that extend the power of SPM12.
Cortical Functional Neuroimaging With SPM and FreeSurfer is an intermediate-level, 5-day workshop that will provide you with the essential skills required to use SPM and Freesurfer together for modeling fMRI data in native, MNI or cortical surface anatomical spaces. The fundamentals of analyzing both task-related and resting state data will be covered.
ADVANCED COURSES
Advanced fMRI Design and Analysis Using SPM is a 5-day workshop designed for investigators having strong familiarity with the fundamental principles of fMRI, and at least one year of experience in functional neuroimaging data analysis using SPM.
Even experienced fMRI investigators can find difficult to stay abreast of recent changes in fMRI methods. Moreover, it can be extremely useful to participate in structured reviews of the complex issues associated with experimental design, data acquisition, single-subject and group modeling.
This workshop will cover the details of using SPM12 and its extensions for preprocessing, statistical modeling and visualization of data associated with a range of fMRI experimental designs. While the primary emphasis will involve using the core SPM12 programs, there will also be extensive discussion of a variety of software tools that extend the power of SPM12. Some of these tools facilitate fMRI quality assurance through artifact detection and mitigation at various analysis stages (ART). Other tools support advanced group-level modeling (GLM Flex) and power analysis (Fmripower and GPower). We will also cover a variety of data visualization and anatomical labeling methods, including MRIcron, xjView, and FreeSurfer.
The course will begin with a review of the fMRI preprocessing sequence, including realignment, slice timing correction, spatial normalization and spatial smoothing. For users of previous versions of SPM, special attention will be given to feature changes present in SPM12.
Network Analysis: Functional Connectivity is an advanced, 5-day workshop designed for investigators having familiarity with the basic principles of fMRI data acquisition, statistical analysis using the general linear model, and substantial practical experience in fMRI analysis. The presentations will provide an introduction to network analysis using FSL, SPM12 and its associated toolboxes along with practical demonstrations and exercises tied to the key conceptual issues. Topics covered will include functional connectivity examined using bivariate correlation or regression, independent component analysis, and graph theory. The principal focus of the course is mastery of the essential skills for using functional connectivity analysis techniques.
2011 COURSE SCHEDULE
SPM8 for Basic and Clinical Investigators - Pittsburgh
Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition
Pittsburgh, PA
JAN 3-7, 2011
Design and Analysis for Studies of Regional Integration - Pittsburgh
Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition
Pittsburgh, PA
JAN 19-23, 2011
SPM8 for Basic and Clinical Investigators
Boston, MA
FEB 28- MAR 04, 2011
Network Analysis
Boston, MA
MAR 7-11, 2011
SPM8 for Basic and Clinical Investigators - Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
MAR 14-18, 2011
SPM8 for Basic and Clinical Investigators - PSU
State College, PA
MAY 23-27, 2011
Functional MRI in Clinical Research and Practice
Pittsburgh, PA
JUN 13-17, 2011
SPM8 for Basic and Clinical Investigators
Boston, MA
JUN 20-24, 2011 (scheduled just prior to the annual OHBM meeting in Quebec City)
SPM8 for Basic and Clinical Investigators - Guangzhou
Guangzhou, P.R. China
JUL 11-15, 2011
SPM8 for Basic and Network Analysis - Chicago
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
SEP 26-30 2011
SPM8 for Basic and Clinical Investigators
Boston, MA
OCT 10-14, 2011
Functional MRI in Clinical Research and Practice
Boston, MA
OCT 17-21, 2011
Network Analysis: Functional Connectivity
Boston,MA
OCT 24-28, 2011
Methods for Studying Human Cerebellar Structure and Function
Baltimore, MD
NOV 10-11, 2011
SPM8 for Basic and Clinical Investigators
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
NOV 28 - DEC 2, 2011
Network Analysis: Functional Connectivity
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
DEC 12-16, 2011
2012 COURSE SCHEDULE
SPM8 for PET and SPECT
Yale University
New Haven, CT
JAN 02-06, 2012
SPM8 for Basic and Clinical Investigators
Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition
Pittsburgh, PA
JAN 9-13, 2012
SPM8 for Basic and Clinical Investigators
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
MAR 13-17, 2012
SPM8 for Basic and Clinical Investigators
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL (just before the 2012 Cognitive Neuroscience Society meeting)
MAR 26-30, 2012
Network Analysis: Functional Connectivity
Pittsburgh, PA
APR 10-14, 2012
SPM8 for Basic and Clinical Investigators
Swinburne Institute of Technology
Melbourne, Australia
MAY 12-15, 2012 (just after the ISMRM meeting)
SPM8 for Task and Resting State Analysis
Beijing, PRC
JUN 4-8, 2012 (just before the 2012 OHBM meeting)
SPM8 for Basic and Clinical Investigators
Boston, MA
JUN 25-29, 2012
SPM8 for PET and SPECT
Baltimore, MD
AUG 14-17, 2012
SPM8 for Basic and Clinical Investigators
Washington University
St. Louis, MO
SEP 17-21, 2012
SPM8 for Basic and Clinical Investigators
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB Canada
OCT 1-5, 2012
SPM8 for Basic and Clinical Investigators
Boston, MA
OCT 22-29, 2012
Cortical Functional Neuroimaging With SPM and FreeSurfer
Boston,MA
OCT 29-NOV 2, 2012
Network Analysis: Functional Connectivity
Washington University
St. Louis, MO
DEC 10-14, 2012
2013 COURSE SCHEDULE
SPM8 for Basic and Clinical Investigators
Pittsburgh, PA
JAN 7-11, 2013
SPM8 for Basic and Clinical Investigators
Palo Alto, CA
FEB 4-8, 2013
SPM8 for Basic and Clinical Investigators
Federal Fluminense University
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
FEB 25-MAR 1, 2013
SPM8 for Basic and Clinical Investigators
Boston, MA
MAR 30-APR 3, 2013
Network Analysis: Functional Connectivity
Boston, MA
APR 10-14, 2013
Basic fMRI Design and Analysis Using SPM
Chicago, IL
MAY 15-17, 2013
DCM for fMRI and MEG/EEG
Seattle, WA
JUN 21-23, 2013
(immediately after OHBM 2013)
Advanced fMRI Design and Analysis Using SPM
Boston, MA
JUL 15-19, 2013
Brain Connectivity
Grenoble, FR
SEP 23-27, 2013
Basic fMRI Design and Analysis Using SPM
Boston, MA
OCT 07-11, 2013
Network Analysis: Functional Connectivity
Boston, MA
OCT 21-25, 2013
2014 COURSE SCHEDULE