From caramanos at gmail.com Mon Dec 5 08:14:31 2011 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos Caramanos) Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 08:14:31 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?utf-8?q?=3CREMINDER=3E_BIC_Lecture_Series=3A_Fal?= =?utf-8?q?l-2011_Program_=28Mon-Dec-5=2C_1=3A00_pm=2C_de_Grandpr=C3=A9_Co?= =?utf-8?q?mmunications_Centre=3A_Resting-State_fMRI_and_Related_Analysis_?= =?utf-8?q?--_Dr=2E_Pierre_Bellec=29?= References: Message-ID: > BIC Lecture Series: Fall-2011 Program > > Please join us for our final lecture of the season, which will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, December the 5th, at The Neuro's de Grandpr? Communications Centre (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4). > > This lecture will be given by Dr. Pierre Bellec, who will give us an introduction to resting-state fMRI and its analysis. > > > The BIC Lecture Series features informal lectures on brain imaging presented at the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (BIC) at The Neuro by experts in the field. These lectures are informative and open to all. > > The Fall-2011 Program of the BIC Lecture Series (see below) will feature a number of introductory presentations to get you up to speed on some of the basics of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), functional MRI (fMRI), magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), and electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetoencephalography (MEG) -- as well as how these are used to study the brain and its functions. [Please note that this season's BIC Lectures will be given in conjunction with the new "Human Brain Imaging" graduate-level course (NEUR-570), which is being offered through McGill University's Integrated Program in Neuroscience.] > > We hope to see there! > Zografos Caramanos, Petra Schweinhardt, Amir Shmuel, Sridar Narayanan, and Jennifer Chew (Organizers) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2011 Program > BIC Lectures are held on Mondays at 1:00 pm in the de Grandpr? Communications Centre, MNI. > For more information and links to the presentations as they become available, please visit the BIC Lecture Series website. > > 1) Sep-19: Basics of fMRI Physics -- Dr. Bruce Pike > 2) Sep-26: Voxel-Based Morphometry and Surface-Based Morphometry - Dr. Oliver Lyttelton > -- > --) Oct 3: No Lecture: Postponed to Nov-14th > --) Oct 10: No Lecture: Thanksgiving > 3) Oct-17: Diffusion Tensor Imaging -- Dr. Jennifer Campbell > 4) Oct-24: EEG-MEG -- Dr. Christophe Grova > 5) Oct-31: Neural Basis of fMRI Signals: Common BOLD Responses -- Dr. Amir Shmuel > -- > --) Nov-07: No Lecture > 6) Nov-14: Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy -- Dr. Sridar Narayanan > 7) Nov-21: Image Pre-Processing and Related Issues -- Dr. Rick Hoge > 8) Nov-28: fMRI Analysis of Evoked Responses -- Dr. Jorge Armony > -- > 9) Dec-05: Resting-State fMRI and Related Analysis -- Dr. Pierre Bellec > > > > > -- > Zografos Caramanos, M.A. > > Research Assistant, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Unit > Ph.D. Student, Integrated Program in Neuroscience > > McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, > Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University > 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 > (phone) 514-299-8160; (fax) 514-398-2975 > (e-mail) zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca > (website) www.zcaramanos.com > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bruce.pike at mcgill.ca Tue Dec 6 17:00:25 2011 From: bruce.pike at mcgill.ca (G. Bruce Pike, Prof.) Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 22:00:25 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Fwd: Two Full Professorships in medical imaging and image analysis References: Message-ID: FYI Begin forwarded message: We are making a considerable effort in the medical imaging area and are looking for suitable candidates at the full professorial levels in medical imaging and image analysis . As one of the leading experts in the field you are likely to have suitable candidates for this initiative in your network. I would be grateful if you would let me know of such candidates and also please feel free to forward this email directly to them as well as to colleagues in the field. The effort is extensive and long term. The Sahlgrenska University hospital has initiated a considerable investment by constructing a new wing of the hospital devoted to imaging and image-based intervention. http://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/vacancies/Pages/default.aspx With best regards and thank you for your help Mikael Persson Mikael Elam Division Head, Biomedical Engineering Professor/ Chief Physician Professor Dep. of Signals and Systems Clinical Neurophysiology Chalmers University of Technology Sahlgrenska University Hospital Gothenburg, Sweden Gothenburg, Sweden Mikael.Persson at chalmers.se Mikael.Elam at neuro.gu.se From sylvain at bic.mni.mcgill.ca Thu Dec 8 09:59:19 2011 From: sylvain at bic.mni.mcgill.ca (Sylvain Milot) Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 09:59:19 -0500 (EST) Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?Brain_Awareness_Montreal/Cerveau_en?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_t=EAte_Montr=E9al__=28fwd=29?= Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 12:33:20 -0500 From: Monyka Rodrigues To: undisclosed-recipients: ; Subject: Brain Awareness Montreal/Cerveau en t?te Montr?al Hello, I'm writing on behalf of Brain Awarness Montreal. We are in the process of organizing the annual Brain Awareness Week campaign and are currently assessing the best methods to recruit volunteers for the elementary and high school presentations. We would like to recruit students in various science departments (e.g., psychology) and we would like to to know if you are interested and well-placed to forward our recruitment e-mail to your student mailing list (when the time comes). If you are not the right person, could you suggest a person that could help us to reach a large body of students. Thank you for your help! For more information please visit: http://www.sfn-montreal.ca/baw/ Bonjour, Je vous ?crit de la part de ''Cerveau en t?te Montr?al''. Nous sommes pr?sentement dans le processus d'organisation de la semaine ''Cerveau en t?te'' et cherchons toujours le meilleur moyen de recruter des volontaires pour les pr?sentations au niveau primaire et secondaire. Nous voulons recruter des ?tudiants de divers d?partement reli? aux sciences (i.e., psychologie) et sommes curieux de savoir si vous seriez int?ress? ? nous aider au recrutement en relayant le courriel de recrutement ? votre liste d'adresse d'?tudiants lorsque le temps sera venu. Si vous ne croyiez pas pouvoir nous aider ou ?tes la mauvaise personne ? qui demander, pourriez-vous nous dirig? vers quelqu'un pouvant joindre un volume ?lev? d'?tudiants? Merci beaucoup de votre aide! Pour plus d'information visite: http://www.sfn-montreal.ca/baw/ Monyka Rodrigues BSc Student Honour's Psychology Concordia University From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Thu Dec 8 11:00:38 2011 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:00:38 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] Special Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Schedule Change - Thursday December 8th at 12h30 - Room 333 Message-ID: <3CC9A3C938014BD994DF026F59D3692E@christope2283c> Dear all Just a reminder we will have a special Biomedcial Engineering seminar TODAY at 12h30 Thursday - December 8th, at 12h30 Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt). Speaker: Dr. Gunnar Blohm, PhD Assistant Professor in Computational Neuroscience, Queen's University Title: Stochastic reference frame transformations affect multi-sensory perception and action Abstract: Reference frame transformations are at the heart of sensory-to-motor conversions and multi-sensory integration processes. This is because different sensory signals are coded in different coordinates (e.g. vision in retinal coordinates, proprioception in joint coordinates) which in turn can be distinct from motor coordinates. Therefore, transforming information into appropriate coordinate frames is crucial for multi-sensory perception and movement planning. Reference frame transformations require estimates of body geometry (e.g. angles of the eyes, head or arm) from sensory signals and/or motor efference copies in order to evaluate the relative misalignment of the reference frames. Since estimates of body geometry carry signal-dependent noise, reference frame transformations can only be appropriately described in statistical terms. In my talk, I will discuss the nature and potential consequences of stochastic reference frame transformations for perception and action. I will explain how noise in rotation angles and axes affects the result of reference frame transformations. I will show experimental data from reaching experiments carried out under different coordinate frame misalignments. The analysis of reach variability and reach endpoint distributions supports the presence of signal-dependent noise in coordinate transformations. I will also present findings testing whether signal-dependent noise in reference frame transformations also affects multi-sensory perception. Finally, I will demonstrate how multi-sensory integration weights change according to added stochasticity in reference frame transformations. In summary, noisy estimates of body geometry lead to stochastic reference frame transformations. This signal-dependent noise affects sensory-motor transformations, and multi-sensory perception leading to higher endpoint variability, changes in multi-sensory weights and deviations in the statistical distribution of data. A list of upcoming seminars can be found at : http://www.bme.mcgill.ca/seminars.html See you there Christophe Grova *************************** Christophe Grova, PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Dpt Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt Montreal Neurological Institute Centre de Recherches en Math?matiques Biomedical Engineering Department - Room 304 McGill University 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 email : christophe.grova at mcgill.ca tel : (514) 398 2516 fax : (514) 398 7461 web: http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/research/gotman/members/christophe.html http://www.bmed.mcgill.ca/ *************************** . From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Mon Dec 12 13:50:59 2011 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:50:59 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: postdoc position in Dr. Krista's Hyde's lab Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC1904045CE9@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Please refer to attached which is a post-doc position in Dr. Krista Hyde's lab. Jennifer Post Doctoral Fellow Position Auditory, Brain and Cognitive Development Laboratory Affiliated institutes: International Laboratory for Brain Music and Sound (brams.org) Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute Montreal Neurological Institute A full-time post doctoral position is available in Dr. Krista Hyde's Auditory, Brain and Cognitive Development Laboratory. The post-doctoral fellow will participate in ongoing lab studies focused on the brain and behavioral correlates of auditory processing in both typical development and in autism, in both children and adults. In the Auditory, Brain and Cognitive Development Laboratory we conduct both behavioral and brain imaging studies using MRI of brain structure (i.e., Voxel-based Morphometry, Cortical thickness, Diffusion Tensor Imaging) and brain function (i.e., fMRI). The lab mission is to conduct translational research that bridges fundamental cognitive neuroscience and clinical applications in developmental disorders (for example in autism). Candidates must possess a PhD, previous publication record, and strong communication and organization skills. Candidates must have a strong background in one or more of the following: auditory cognitive neuroscience, brain imaging (structure, functional MRI) and working with children (and in particular with autism or other developmental disability). The post-doctoral fellow will participate in all phases of the research project, including recruitment, data collection, data analysis (behavioral and brain imaging), and manuscript preparation. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, writing ethics protocols, providing instruction and supervision to graduate research assistants on experimental procedures assisting with recruitment and scheduling participants, testing participants (children and adults), and maintaining rigorous scientific and ethical standards. The PI is committed to the promotion of the postdoctoral fellow's career development by creating an exciting and dynamic research environment, and by encouraging the preparation of research papers. The post-doc position is initially for one year, with possible renewal for a second year. Salary will be in line with University post-doctoral stipend levels. The applicant is expected to apply for external post-doctoral funding. Please send a cover letter describing previous training and your career goals, CV, and publications directly to Dr. Krista Hyde krista.hyde at mcgill.ca. Applicants should also provide names of three recommenders and arrange for letters of recommendation to be sent separately. The appointment start date is for as soon as possible. Poste de stagiaire postdoctoral Auditory, Brain and Cognitive Development Laboratory Instituts affili?s: International Laboratory for Brain Music and Sound (brams.org) Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute Montreal Neurological Institute Un poste de stagiaire postdoctoral ? temps plein est disponible dans le laboratoire Auditory, Brain and Cognitive Development Laboratory dirig? par le Dr Krista Hyde. Le candidat s?lectionn? sera impliqu? dans des ?tudes sur le traitement auditif chez le sujet sain (enfants et adultes) et dans le cas de l'autisme. Des m?thodes d'imagerie c?r?brale par IRM (y compris des ?tudes sur la neuroanatomie- Voxel based morphometry, l'?paisseur corticale, Diffusion Tensor Imaging) ainsi que des m?thodes d'imagerie fonctionnelle (IRMf) sont utilis?es au laboratoire. Notre approche vise ? effectuer des recherches rejoignant les neurosciences cognitives fondamentales et les applications cliniques dans les troubles du d?veloppement (par exemple dans l'autisme). Le candidat doit avoir compl?t? un doctorat, doit poss?der un dossier de publications important et avoir d'excellentes capacit?s de communication et d'organisation. Le candidat doit avoir une bonne exp?rience dans un ou plusieurs des domaines suivantes: neurosciences cognitives auditives, l'imagerie c?r?brale (anatomie, l'IRM fonctionnelle), l'exp?rience de travail en recherche ou en clinique avec les enfants (et en particulier avec l'autisme serait un atout). Le candidat s?lectionn? sera impliqu? dans toutes les phases du projet de recherche, y compris le recrutement, la collecte et l'analyse des donn?es, ainsi que l'?criture d'articles de haut niveau. Le poste de stagiaire postdoctoral est initialement offert pour un an, avec possibilit? de renouvellement pour une deuxi?me ann?e. Le salaire sera ?tabli en fonction des normes universitaires. Le candidat doit aussi faire des demandes de financement aux organismes externes (FRSQ, IRSC, CRSNG etc.). Les candidats int?ress?s devront envoyer une lettre de motivation d?crivant leur formation et leurs objectifs de carri?re, leurs CV et liste de publications directement ? Dr Hyde (krista.hyde at mcgill.ca). Les candidats doivent ?galement joindre trois lettres de r?f?rences ? leur dossier d'application. La date d'entr?e en fonction est pour d?s que possible. Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 ________________________________ From: Krista Hyde, Ms Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 1:15 PM To: Jennifer Chew, Ms. Subject: postdoc position Importance: High Hi Jennifer Hope all is well. Would you mind to please send around to the BIC this ad for a post-doc position in my lab? Can you please confirm when done? Many thanks Krista. ______________________________________ Krista L. HYDE, PhD Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University Medical Scientist, Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute Faculty member, International Laboratory for Brain Music and Sound (brams.org) E-mail: krista.hyde at mcgill.ca website: http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/~hydek/ ________________________________________ Please consider the environment before printing this email :) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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He is an engaging speaker and the title of his seminar is "Optogenetic probing of sleep-wake circuits". I hope to see you there. Best regards, Philippe ______________________________ Philippe S?gu?la, PhD Professor Montreal Neurological Institute Dept. Neurology & Neurosurgery McGill University 3801 University, Office 778 Montreal, Qc, Canada H3A 2B4 Phone: (514) 398-5029 Fax: (514) 398-8106 email: philippe.seguela at mcgill.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Wed Dec 14 16:39:30 2011 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:39:30 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: [NEURO] Reminder - Neuro Holiday film showing of 'A Christmas Story' - Thursday, December 15 at 12:00 Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC19040464F9@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> ________________________________ From: neuro [mailto:NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 10:59 AM To: NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: [NEURO] Reminder - Neuro Holiday film showing of 'A Christmas Story' - Thursday, December 15 at 12:00 On Thursday, December 15 at 12:00, the Neuro Film series brings to the screen and the Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre of the Neuro, A Christmas Story. It is a 1983 American Christmas comedy film based on the short stories and semi-fictional anecdotes of author and raconteur Jean Shepherd. Shepherd's wry, deadly accurate, and gently nostalgic comic sensibility shines through in this kid's-eye view of an all-American Christmas in the 1940s. All little Ralphie wants under the tree on Christmas morning is a Daisy Brand Red-Ryder BB rifle. He not only wants it, he's consumed with an aching desire for it. Unfortunately, his mother repeatedly crushes his dreams with the familiar, harsh mantra: "You'll shoot your eye out!" Among the movie's highlights are a surrealistic visit with little brother Randy to a department store Santa, and the childlike mixture of delight, pride, and awe with which Ralphie's dad takes possession of a spectacularly gaudy prize he's won in a radio contest. Darren McGavin playing Ralphie's dad gives us a terrific performance of his splendid comic work as a middle-aged-kid-turned-patriarch who alternates between grown-up temper tantrums and unabashed juvenile joy. The movie is free and snacks including wraps & popcorn are available for purchase. We hope you'll join us to see A Christmas Story which has become an annual holiday classic. Everyone is welcome! All films take place at: The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, 3801 University Street, Jeanne Timmins amphitheatre. For more information contact: debbie.rashcovsky at mcgill.ca or 514-398-6047 or go to www.neuroevents.mcgill.ca We look forward to seeing you there! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Thu Dec 15 10:45:02 2011 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:45:02 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: [NEURO] Reminder - Neuro Holiday film showing of 'A Christmas Story' - TODAY at 12:00 Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC1904046685@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> TODAY, the Neuro Film series brings to the screen and the Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre of the Neuro, A Christmas Story. It is a 1983 American Christmas comedy film based on the short stories and semi-fictional anecdotes of author and raconteur Jean Shepherd. Shepherd's wry, deadly accurate, and gently nostalgic comic sensibility shines through in this kid's-eye view of an all-American Christmas in the 1940s. All little Ralphie wants under the tree on Christmas morning is a Daisy Brand Red-Ryder BB rifle. He not only wants it, he's consumed with an aching desire for it. Unfortunately, his mother repeatedly crushes his dreams with the familiar, harsh mantra: "You'll shoot your eye out!" Among the movie's highlights are a surrealistic visit with little brother Randy to a department store Santa, and the childlike mixture of delight, pride, and awe with which Ralphie's dad takes possession of a spectacularly gaudy prize he's won in a radio contest. Darren McGavin playing Ralphie's dad gives us a terrific performance of his splendid comic work as a middle-aged-kid-turned-patriarch who alternates between grown-up temper tantrums and unabashed juvenile joy. The movie is free and snacks including wraps & popcorn are available for purchase. We hope you'll join us to see A Christmas Story which has become an annual holiday classic. Everyone is welcome! All films take place at: The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, 3801 University Street, Jeanne Timmins amphitheatre. For more information contact: debbie.rashcovsky at mcgill.ca or 514-398-6047 or go to www.neuroevents.mcgill.ca We look forward to seeing you there! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Fri Dec 16 11:38:09 2011 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:38:09 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: Post in image reconstruction for resting-state FMRI Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC1904046A91@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> For your information. Jennifer Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 -----Original Message----- From: stikov at gmail.com [mailto:stikov at gmail.com] On Behalf Of Nikola Stikov Sent: Friday, December 16, 2011 11:10 AM To: Jennifer Chew, Ms. Subject: Fwd: Post in image reconstruction for resting-state FMRI Hi Jennifer, Dr. Karla Miller from Oxford asked me to advertise the post below. Can you please forward it to BIC-announce? Thanks, Nikola ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Karla Miller Date: Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 10:58 AM Subject: Post in image reconstruction for resting-state FMRI To: Nikola Stikov Dear Nikola, I hope this email finds you well! I have a quick favour to ask...?I'm currently advertising a post at the FMRIB Centre doing sparse image reconstruction for resting-state FMRI. I would be very grateful if you would post the attached ad and/or pass it on to anyone who might be interested. Thanks very much, and happy holidays! karla ____________________________________________________________________ Karla L. Miller University Research Lecturer, Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain (FMRIB) John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK tel? +44 (0) 1865 222551? ? ?fax +44 (0) 1865 222717 www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/~karla ____________________________________________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Advert_101609.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 91222 bytes Desc: Advert_101609.pdf URL: From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Tue Dec 20 05:53:03 2011 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:53:03 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] New course now available : BMDE610 - Functional neuroimaging fusion - Registration is open In-Reply-To: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E01871571@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E01871571@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E0188DCC2@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Just a friendly reminder that the new course I propose is open for registration. There was a small technical problem that was blocking some registrations, it should be solved now. Don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions (regarding prerequisites notably) or problem to register. I am happy to announce you that a new graduate course BMDE610, entitled Functional neuroimaging fusion will be offered in Winter 2012 in Biomedical Engineering Dpt Most of the lectures will be done by myself + few invited lecturers. http://www.mcgill.ca/global/php/coursepopup.php?Course=BMDE%20610 Registration is now open on Minerva ! Prerequesites are ECSE 305 and MATH 223, or equivalent to be discussed with myself. The main prerequesites actually consist in basic notions of Probablity and Linear Algebra. Course description: BMDE610: Biomedical engineering: Multimodal data fusion of electrophysiology and functional neuroimaging data, including: detailed description of source localization methods for Electro- and MagnetoEncephaloGraphy data, analysis of brain hemodynamic activity through simultaneous recordings with electrophysiology, analysis and reconstruction of Near Infra-RedSpectroscopydata, modelling of the neurovascular coupling, validation methodology. Objectives of the course The main objectives of this new course BMED 610 is to address specific issues related to data fusion of functional neuroimaging data. In this context, we will define ?multimodal fusion? as the use of more than one modality to analyze functional neuroimaging data. For instance, fusion could be considered when anatomical information extracted from Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) data is used as prior information to guide source localization of Electro- or Magneto-EncephaloGraphy (EEG vs MEG) data. Data fusion will also be considered when EEG markers are used to analyse functional MRI data, when studying for instance the hemodynamic response to spontaneous epileptic discharges detected on scalp EEG. The objectives of the course are to introduce methods necessary to address the difficult problem of functional neuroimaging data fusion. The first part of the course will be dedicated to a detailed presentation of methods for which source localization has to be inferred from data acquired on the scalp: (1) in electrophysiology when using EEG or MEG, and (2) for hemodynamic activity when using Near Infra Red Spectroscopy (NIRS) data. The second part of the course will concern the link between bioelectrical activity and hemodynamic processes, the so-called neurovascular coupling. Applications for which simultaneous recordings of more than one modality are required will be presented, as well as related technical and methodological difficulties. The course will end with a state of the art of the models proposed to characterize the neurovascular coupling. After completing this course, the students will be able to perform source localization from EEG and MEG data, which is far from trivial for most available softwares. They will also acquire sufficient knowledge to start analyzing hemodynamic data (fMRI, NIRS) and to studying the neurovascular coupling. Evaluation of the course: - 30%: Mid-term exam: theoretical questions related to the course (1h). - 70%: Final project: detailed analysis of an article or a particular application of neuroimaging data fusion, with specific emphasis on validation methodology. This project will consist in a report (35%) and will be followed by a 15min oral presentation (35%) during the last sessions of the course. The objective of the project is to present, in details, the added value of using data fusion in a specific application context. Preliminary syllabus Week 1: Basis of electrophysiology (EEG, MEG) and hemodynamic signals (fMRI, NIRS) Week 2: Forward model in EEG/MEG and in NIRS modelling Week 3: Validation methodology in neuroimaging Week 4: Source localization: equivalent current dipole and dipole scanning approaches Week 5: Source localization: distributed models and Bayesian approaches Week 6: Source localization: hierarchical Bayesian models, entropic framework Week 7: Source localization: time-frequency based source localization Week 8: Simultaneous EEG/fMRI: acquisition, analysis, and interpretation Week 9: Multimodal fusion and neurovascular coupling modelling Week 10: NIRS : data acquisition, data analysis and inverse problem Weeks 11-12: oral presentations of the final projects Feel free to contact me if you need more information Christophe Grova *************************** Christophe Grova, PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Dpt Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt Montreal Neurological Institute Centre de Recherches en Math?matiques Biomedical Engineering Department - Room 304 McGill University 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 email : christophe.grova at mcgill.ca tel : (514) 398 2516 fax : (514) 398 7461 web: http://apps.mni.mcgill.ca/research/gotman/members/christophe.html http://www.bmed.mcgill.ca/ ***************************