Getting Started with SPM8
   Next program October 4, 2009
 
   There are no scheduled dates for this program in the future.
     Its content will be incorprated into the new workshop:
     "SPM8 for Basic and Clinical Investigators".
   A one day "Orientation to SPM8" is under development.

        Curriculum Description
        Workshop Daily Schedule
        Registration Information
        Payment Information
        Accommodations (in new window)

CURRICULUM

Introduction: Getting Started with SPM8 is one-day workshop designed for investigators with some experience in functional neuroimaging but no previous experience using SPM.

Content: The workshop will focus on the fundamentals of using the core SPM8 functions for preprocessing, statistical modeling and visualization of data associated with simple fMRI experimental designs. Lectures will be linked with interactive tutorial exercises that will provide participants with experience using SPM8. Anyone planning to use SPM as their primary statistical analysis and preprocessing software package should benefit from this program.

The presentations will include demonstrations and tutorials utilizing SPM8. Participants are expected to bring a laptop with MATLAB, SPM8 and MRIcron already installed.  

Educational Objectives

   * Understand the basic organization of the SPM GUI
   * Understand the organization of the SPM "toolbox"
   * Understand the basic fMRI data preprocessing steps
   * Be able to construct a preprocessing sequence including realignment, and spatial filtering
   * Be able to implement segmentation of structural volumes
   * Be able to implement statistical analysis procedures for block and stochastic fMRI designs
   * Be able to interpret the SPM8 results table
   * Be able to construct a batch script including:
                  preprocessing
                  design specification
                  estimation

Other

Lunch each day is scheduled for 90 minutes. During the last 45 minutes of that period, faculty will be available for informal discussions, or brief presentations related to topics not directly included in the lectures.

The primary faculty for this program will normally be Tom Zeffiro, Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli, Robert Savoy and/or their staff.

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SCHEDULE

9:00AM - 12:00PM      Introduction and Preprocessing
      * Workshop overview
      * SPM8 interface
      * Data import
      * Motion correction
      * Segmentation
      * Spatial Normalization
      * Spatial Filtering

12:00PM - 1:30PM LUNCH

1:30PM - 4:30PM      Statistical Modeling
      * Statistical modeling overview
      * Block designs
      * Stochastic designs
      * Covariates
      * Estimation
      * Inference
      * Constructing a basic batch file for preprocessing and statistical modeling

4:30PM - 5:30PM      Review and Questions

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REGISTRATION

To register: Please send an e-mail to Robert Savoy at savoy@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu.
NOTE: Please include the word SPM8_BGNR_02 in your subject line for the October 4 Workshop.

Payment by check or credit card will be required to hold your space.

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PAYMENT

Fees:
$300 For standard registration
$150 For students, Martinos Center members, and Current Participants in an ongoing fMRIVFP

Payment can be made by credit card or check
Information for making payments will be sent with an acknowledging e-mail when you register for the program. Registration is accomplished by sending an e-mail to Robert Savoy: savoy@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu

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