Neuroimaging workshop for beginners
MRI and EEG data analysis in Nilearn, FSL, Nipype, and more
Outline
Opening session on 10/08/2024
Prof. Bapi Raju Lecture: Big Data in Cognitive Neuroscience: Opportunities & Challenges
Overview of the workshop
Demos
Session on 17/08/2024
Summary of the session
Things to do before this session
Very basics in MRI acquisition and types of MR tissues
DICOM2Nifti
Unboxing Nifti images with Nibabel
MRI image loading & visualization with Nilearn
Session on 24/08/2024
Lecture on the Structural T1w image preprocessing & analysis
Applications of T1w images to assess the effects of Meditation on Brain in Dementia Patients
Freesurfer T1w Preprocessing
Session on 31/08/2024
Installations required for this session
Commands for Freeview
Practical demo on the brain anatomical image analysis processing workflow with Freesurfer
Exploring ROIs for statistical comparisons
Statistical comparisons between Alzheimer’s disease vs Controls groups
| Topics still remained with T1w images |
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| Voxel-based morphometry |
| Lesion to Symptom mapping |
Session on 14/09/2024
Diffusion Tensor Imaging
Session on 28/09/2024
Intro to functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging & Functional Connectivity
Analyzing fMRI data with Nilearn - Extraction of timeseries signals (voxel-based, ROI-based, Seed-based)
Sample fMRI data - Auditory task
Exploring preprocessing output data from fMRIPrep
Session on 05/10/2024: Resting-state Functional Connectivity - Machine Learning
Intro to fMRI & Functional Connectivity - II
Functional Connectivity Notebook
Predict Age from resting-state fMRI with Machine Learning Notebook
Data download
Session on 26/10/2024: Exploring preprocessing tools for fMRI
FSL tool based pre-processing fMRI data
Exploring preprocessing output data from fMRIPrep for quality control
| Topics uncovered on fMRI |
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| Resting-state Functional connectivity - Dynamic |
| Task-fMRI |