This 5-day intensive course will provide training in the acquisition,
analysis and visualization of imaging and behavioral data from the Human
Connectome Project (HCP) using methods and informatics tools developed
by the WU-Minn HCP consortium <http://humanconnectome.org/> plus data
made freely available to the neuroscience community.
The course is designed for investigators who are interested in:
·using data being collected and distributed by HCP
·acquiring and analyzing HCP-style imaging and behavioral data at your
own institution
·processing your own non-HCP imaging data using HCP pipelines and methods
·learning to use Connectome Workbench
<http://humanconnectome.org/software/connectome-workbench.html> tools
and the CIFTI <http://www.nitrc.org/projects/cifti/> connectivity data
format
·learning HCP multi-modal neuroimaging analysis methods, including those
that combine MEG and MRI data
·positioning yourself to capitalize on HCP-style data from forthcoming
large-scale projects (e.g., Lifespan HCP and Connectomes Related to
Human Disease)
Participants will learn how to acquire, analyze, visualize, and
interpret data from four major MR modalities (structural MR,
resting-state fMRI, diffusion imaging, task-evoked fMRI) plus
magnetoencephalography (MEG) and extensive behavioral data.Lectures and
labs will provide grounding in neurobiological as well as methodological
issues involved in interpreting multimodal data, and will span the range
from single-voxel/vertex to brain network analysis approaches.
The course is open to graduate students, postdocs, faculty, and industry
participants.The course is aimed at both new and existing users of HCP
data, methods, and tools, and will cover both basic and advanced topics.
Prior experience in human neuroimaging or in computational analysis of
brain networks is desirable, preferably including familiarity with FSL
and Freesurfer software.
For more info and to register visit the HCP Course website
<http://humanconnectome.org/course-registration/2015/exploring-the-human-connectome.php>.
Contact us for a flyer PDF for posting to interested colleagues.
We hope to see you in Hawaii!
Best,
2015 HCP Course Organizers
Jennifer Elam, Ph.D.
Outreach Coordinator, Human Connectome Project
Washington University School of Medicine
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Box 8108
660 South Euclid Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110
314-362-9387<tel:314-362-9387>
elamj@pcg.wustl.edu<mailto:elamj@pcg.wustl.edu>
www.humanconnectome.org<http://www.humanconnectome.org>