Dear all,
does anyone have a recent edition of Niedermeyer's Electroencephalography:
Basic Principles, Clinical Applications and Related Fields? If so, would I
be able to borrow it?
Thanks,
Michael
FYI
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Postdoctoral Fellowship: Multimodal Neuroimaging -MGH/Harvard Medical School
Job Description
A postdoctoral position is available with the TRANSCEND Research Program
(www.transcendresearch.org <http://www.transcendresearch.org/>) at the
Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging in Charlestown, MA
(www.martinos.org <http://www.martinos.org/>) which is affiliated with
the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School and MIT.
We are seeking a candidate with a strong basis in magnetic resonance
imaging. Emphasis will be on MRI (DTI, spectroscopy, morphometry, ASL as
well as resting state fMRI), and on co-registering MEG with MRI. This
position will involve analysis of existing multimodal imaging data and
collection of new data. The emphasis of the postdoctoral fellowship
will be analysis of existing datasets with secondary activity in
piloting data for new studies. It will involve working closely with a
multidisciplinary team and with children, and will also involve some
research oriented analysis of data collected for clinical purposes.
After initial phase-in, ample opportunity will also be provided to the
candidate to self-explore and lead research.
Datasets to be analyzed include:
MRI (including DTI and 1H-spectroscopy) and MEG data on 6-12 and teenage
matched autism spectrum and control subjects with phenotyping data
MRI data ( (morphometry, DTI, spectroscopy) plus laboratory and
phenotyping data) on 70 children with autism plus epilepsy and/or
mitochondrial dysfunction, along with one or more overnight EEGs on each
patient
data from children ages 2-10 with and without autism.
Overall objectives:
To perform multimodal analyses of research and clinical research data,
to develop new approaches for performing these analyses, and to design
pipelines for data analysis.
To write papers and grants which will be high priorities all along the
way and will be actively supported by senior faculty.
To take advantage of the world class faculty and facilities of the
Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging to perform the above activities
to their maximal potential.
The program’s emphasis is on pathophysiologically grounded brain
research and application of advanced imaging acquisition and analysis
techniques to neurological and sensory aspects of autism spectrum disorders.
Requirements:
Candidates must have PhD in neuroscience, physics, biomedical
engineering, electrical engineering, computer science or other related
fields. Prior experience in MRI analysis is required. Experience with
EEG will be an added advantage. Salary will be consistent with
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School policies for
Postdoctoral trainees and will range between $45,000 to $55,000
depending upon qualifications and experience. Compensation also includes
full staff benefits, including health insurance, and vacation time.
Contact:
Interested applicants may send a CV and statement of interest addressing
background and specific pertinence of the candidate’s interest to Dr.
Martha R. Herbert at mherbert1(a)partners.org
<mailto:mherbert1@partners.org> and cc transcend(a)partners.org
<mailto:transcend@partners.org>.
Applications will be considered until the position is filled.
--
Gary Green
York Neuroimaging Centre
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More about Beamforming files
In a previous mail-list I was told that the *spheres.txt and
*transform.txt file are obtained after coregistration
of the MEG data to the MRI structural before beamforming. So I imagine
that transform.txt matrix takes the NAI voxel values to
the MNI space with a 5mm or 2mm volume grid, from the individual/subject
brain to the MNI standard. Am I right? Is it MNI standard or the MNI
space of the individual structural MRI?
But anyway, (and this is a supposition) coregistration should be done
first between MEG and the individual MRI structure to perform Beamforming
in world/real or physical coordinates (right?). So there should be a
previous space transform in world coordinates to perform beamforming,
then the NAI values are obtained in world coordinates and finally
transformed to MNI space together with the individual structural MRI.
Am I right about this?
The reason why I am to eager to know this, is because I am doing
Beamforming for my project using python-vtk, and so far I have learned
how to extract the cortical voxels of individual structrual MRI using
BET-FAST from FSL. But in order to run my beamforming I need to
transform the structural voxels (in MNI) to world coordinates and also
do coregistration between the fiducial skin points, which I imagine were
obtained using the stylus pen for 3D modelling during the MEG
acquisition with the surface of the subject skin from the MRI.
I was wondering if the transform.txt file does the coregistration
skin-points-to-skin-surface for the Beamforming, Now I know that it does
not.
Maybe I will have to program my own coregistration algorithm anyway. I
only wanted to know If there were a less painful way to do it.
My fifth question is the following. According to the ynic-wiki, it says
that I am able to define any voxel in MNI coordinates to define virtual
electrodes using the Beamforming functions. The problem is that the wiki
does not say how to define this coordinates. From where can I take them?
> From the structural MRI or from the MRI standard? Can they be only the
cortex or any voxel inside the brain?
And my last question is about the sphere.txt file. It is composed of 248
lines, they should be the MEG coils, but I can not imagine the meaning
of the rest of the four columns. I was thinking they where x,y,z
coordinates, but there is a fourth one that tells me I am wrong.
Many thanks,
Luis R. Peraza
More about Beamforming files
In a previous mail-list I was told that the *spheres.txt and
*transform.txt file are obtained after coregistration
of the MEG data to the MRI structural before beamforming. So I imagine
that transform.txt matrix takes the NAI voxel values to
the MNI space with a 5mm or 2mm volume grid, from the individual/subject
brain to the MNI standard. Am I right? Is it MNI standard or the MNI
space of the individual structural MRI?
But anyway, (and this is a supposition) coregistration should be done
first between MEG and the individual MRI structure to perform Beamforming
in world/real or physical coordinates (right?). So there should be a
previous space transform in world coordinates to perform beamforming,
then the NAI values are obtained in world coordinates and finally
transformed to MNI space together with the individual structural MRI.
Am I right about this?
The reason why I am to eager to know this, is because I am doing
Beamforming for my project using python-vtk, and so far I have learned
how to extract the cortical voxels of individual structrual MRI using
BET-FAST from FSL. But in order to run my beamforming I need to
transform the structural voxels (in MNI) to world coordinates and also
do coregistration between the fiducial skin points, which I imagine were
obtained using the stylus pen for 3D modelling during the MEG
acquisition with the surface of the subject skin from the MRI.
I was wondering if the transform.txt file does the coregistration
skin-points-to-skin-surface for the Beamforming, Now I know that it does
not.
Maybe I will have to program my own coregistration algorithm anyway. I
only wanted to know If there were a less painful way to do it.
My fifth question is the following. According to the ynic-wiki, it says
that I am able to define any voxel in MNI coordinates to define virtual
electrodes using the Beamforming functions. The problem is that the wiki
does not say how to define this coordinates. From where can I take them?
>From the structural MRI or from the MRI standard? Can they be only the
cortex or any voxel inside the brain?
And my last question is about the sphere.txt file. It is composed of 248
lines, they should be the MEG coils, but I can not imagine the meaning
of the rest of the four columns. I was thinking they where x,y,z
coordinates, but there is a fourth one that tells me I am wrong.
Many thanks,
Luis R. Peraza
After doing beamforming there are two files besides the NAI ones, a
*spheres.txt and *transform.txt files. My question is which is the
purpose of these files. What do they represent?
Many thanks.
Luis Peraza
After doing beamforming there are two files besides the NAI ones, a
*spheres.txt and *transform.txt files. My question is which is the
purpose of these files. What do they represent?
Many thanks.
Luis Peraza