Basic fMRI Design and Analysis Using SPM and FSL is a 5-day workshop designed for investigators having familiarity with the fundamental principles of fMRI measurement and design, with some experience in functional neuroimaging data acquisition and analysis.

The strongly interactive workshop will focus on using SPM12, FSL 5.0 and their extensions for preprocessing, statistical modeling and visualization of data associated with a range of basic and clinical fMRI experimental designs. The fundamentals of analyzing both task-related and resting state data will be covered. While the primary emphasis will involve using the core SPM12 and FSL 5.0 programs for these purposes, there will also be extensive discussion of additional software tools. Some of these tools facilitate fMRI quality assurance through artifact detection and mitigation at various analysis stages. Other tools support a variety of data visualization methods, including MRIcron, xjView, and FreeSurfer.

This course is appropriate for investigators who have had some experience with previous versions of SPM or FSL.