Workshop
To participate in the workshops, please fill in the conference registration form.
Workshop Registration DEADLINE: October 15th, 2023 (23:59:59 GMT+3).
About the workshops
Voxel-based morphometry (VBM) is a method of brain analysis that is capable of capturing cerebral gray matter asymmetries with a high regional specificity. Surface-based morphometry (SBM) is a similar method that is extremely useful for estimating the indices of cortical morphology, such as thickness and gyrification. Using VBM and SBM together can help researchers investigate differences of structural brain properties between groups, for example for detecting morphological changes between patients and controls.
During these Day 1 and 2, we will first review the methods and their steps, then we will work with real structural MRI data, going through every stage of the analysis from preprocessing to interpreting results.
Day 1 (October 18): Voxel- and Surface- Based morphometry of Structural MRI data
Instructor - Dzerassa Kadieva
16:00 – 17:00 Introduction to VBM and SBM of structural MRI data: what is it and when to do it. Review of papers using these methods
17:00 – 17:50 Working with real data: preprocessing and segmentation
Day 2 (October 19): Voxel- and Surface- Based morphometry of Structural MRI data
Instructor - Dzerassa Kadieva
16:05 – 16:35 Working with real data: statistics and results
16:35 – 17:35 Working with real data: reporting results
17:35 – 17:55 Discussion of advantages and limitations of VBM and SBM
Day 3 (October 20): Regression analysis: a powerful tool to understand behavioral data
Instructor - Ksenia Panidi
On the workshop we will cover the basics of the linear regression, interpretation of the coefficients, measures of fit and the choice of the best fitting model. If time permits, we will discuss the regression models with binary response variable and mixed-effect models for repeated measures.
Hands-on learning
The Workshop will be interactive, i.e. “learning by doing”. Each theoretical session is followed by a practical one. Students are encouraged to be replicating the practice sessions in parallel with the tutor, although this is not mandatory.
Software and data
If you want to actively participate in the practice sessions, you need to have the following installed on your computer:
- Matlab
- SPM12 toolbox for Matlab
- CAT12 toolbox for SPM12