Hi!
I ran into this SPM tutorial. It'll be useful for folks that are looking
to learn how to analyse fMRI data:
https://andysbrainbook.readthedocs.io/en/latest/SPM/SPM_Overview.html
Quoting the introduction:
"This course will show you how to analyze an fMRI dataset from start to finish. We
will begin by downloading a sample dataset and inspecting the anatomical and functional
images for each subject. We will then preprocess the data, which removes noise and
enhances the signal in the images. Once the images have been preprocessed, we will create
a model representing what we think the BOLD signal, a measure of neural activity, should
look like in our images. During model fitting we compare this model with the signal in
different areas of the image. This model fit is a measure of the strength of the signal
under different conditions - for example, we can take the difference of the signal between
conditions A and B of the experiment to see which condition leads to a larger BOLD
response.
Once a model has been created for each subject and the BOLD response has been estimated
for each condition, we can do any kind of group analysis we like: Paired t-tests,
between-group t-tests, interactions, and so on. The goal of this course is to calculate a
simple within-subjects contrast between two conditions, and test whether it is significant
across subjects. You will also learn how to create figures showing whole-brain analyses,
similar to what you see published in the neuroimaging journals, and how to do a region of
interest (ROI) analysis.
This course is designed to build your confidence in working with fMRI data, increase your
fluency with the basic terms of fMRI analysis, and help you make educated choices during
each step. Some chapters have exercises to help you practice what you’ve learned and to
prepare you for the next chapter. Once you have mastered the fundamentals of this course,
you will be able to apply them to other datasets of your choosing."
We do not yet have SPM packaged for Fedora, but it is on our list of
packages:
https://pagure.io/neuro-sig/NeuroFedora/issue/101
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Thanks,
Regards,
Ankur Sinha "FranciscoD" (He / Him / His) |
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ankursinha
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