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 SPM8 for fMRI analysis for people already registered for one of our more advanced analysis courses, such as SPM8 for Basic and Clinical Investigators or Network Analysis: Functional Connectivity. It will be available later in 2012.

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

SPM8 for Basic and Clinical Investigators 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 SPM8 and its extensions for preprocessing, statistical modeling and visualization of data associated with a range of basic and clinical fMRI experimental designs. While the primary emphasis will involve using the core SPM8 programs for these purposes, there will also be extensive discussion of a variety of software tools that extend the power of SPM8.

ADVANCED COURSES

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 SPM8, FSL and AFNI along with practical demonstrations tied to the key conceptual issues. Topics covered will include functional connectivity examined using bivariate correlation or regression, independent component analysis, and graph theory.

SPM8 for Basic and Network Analysis 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 using SPM. The first two days will review advanced topics relevant to the use SPM8 and its extensions for preprocessing, statistical modeling and visualization of data. The last three days will provide an introduction to network analysis using SPM8 along with practical demonstrations tied to the key conceptual issues. Topics covered will include functional connectivity examined using bivariate correlation or regression, psychophysiological interaction analysis, and dynamic causal modeling.

 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