MICCAI09 - Modelling networks of connectivity workshop Posted By: David Kennedy - Aug 6, 2009Tool/Resource: Conferences, Workshops and Meetings Modelling networks of connectivity in the brain from functional and structural neuroimaging data The early registration deadline has now been extended to 14th August, 2009 Website: http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/~woolrich/micc... Mark Woolrich (woolrich@fmrib.ox.ac.uk) Christian Beckmann (c.beckmann@imperial.ac.uk) Saad Jbabdi (saad@fmrib.ox.ac.uk) The field of neuroimaging faces key challenges in the coming years. While techniques are readily available to map regions of the brain whose activity increases during specific tasks, there are fundamental questions that are not addressed by standard methodology, despite relevant information being present in the neuroimaging data. In particular, the understanding of functional interactions between brain regions, and how these relate to underlying connectional anatomy is of central importance for a mechanistic understanding of function. This workshop aims to bring together cutting edge developments in characterizing brain dynamics and connectivity with talks by invited speakers of international reputation. The topics covered will include models that capture the dynamic interactions between evoked neuronal populations (e.g. Dynamic Causal Modelling), and investigations into the spontaneous oscillations of neural activity that may underpin resting state networks, in both FMRI and MEG/EEG data. Furthermore, we consider the complementary use of structural information (e.g. via diffusion MR tractography) as the anatomical basis of functional interactions. |
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