The SPM course is designed for students wanting to be introduced in the fMRI field ranging from beginning to intermediate skill levels. It will provide the basic knowledge of the MR signal, the MRI scanner and the endogenous BOLD contrast reflecting the oxygenation level of the brain´s vasculature. Furthermore, it will cover all aspects of the experimental design, the BOLD specificity and the definition of a General Linear Model (GLM) that will be statistically analysed and optimized by means of SPM12 in order to show significant cortical activations. A practical demonstration of all the SPM12 tools will be given including the batch analysis and the Dynamic Causal Modelling (DCM).
Note: The course is the same in WS and SS
