fMRI Tips, Tutorials, Code, Examples

An fMRI ROI analysis program (beta)

Previously I said I was developing a ROI analysis program (https://www.alivelearn.net/?p=1421). Here it is: Download main program (beta version) at https://www.alivelearn.net/xjview/xjviewpro/xjviewpro.p Download sample input excel file: https://www.
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Convert coordinates in MNI space to matrix space

Quite often you need to convert the coordinates of some voxels in MNI space to regular matrix coordinates. Below is a script to do so: %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%% mni2cor %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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Hyperscanning with Near Infrared Spectroscopy

This is a manuscript Chao and myself prepared for a “commentary”. We think NIRS based hyperscanning has a great potential on the shift from one-person neuroscience to 2-people neuroscience. —- Toward an Ecologically Valid Second-per
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Games used in human brain research [1]

The vast majority of studies on the relationship between human brain and behavior try to answer the “where” question: Where in the brain are the regions that are responsible for a particular task? For example, where is the finger movement
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Published two papers

Both are on NIRS (Near Infrared Spectroscopy). The first one is on how to detect NIRS activity earlier using multivariate (SVM) method; the 2nd one is a comprehensive comparison between NIRS and fMRI. Cui, Bray, Reiss (2010) Speeded Near Infrared Spe
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Reference slice in slice timing in SPM

I saw at least two web pages saying that the reference slice can be chosen during slice timing correction. For example, http://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/spm/doc/manual/spatial.htm. I disagree. Let’s take the first volume as example. Assume TR=2 and
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Famous brains

Text source: http://imaging.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/imaging/MniTalairach Talairach brain (single) the brain dissected and photographed for the famous Talairach and Tournoux atlas. The atlas has Brodmann’s areas labelled, albeit in a rather approximat
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E-prime vs MatLab (+Psychophysics Toolbox)

Both E-prime and MatLab are popular tools for presenting stimuli for fMRI, NIRS and behavioral experiments. Here are a comparison between them. E-Prime MatLab + psychophysics toolbox price ~$1000 MatLab cost, $50-500 easy to use easy moderate need co
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Productivity Programs in my computer

My desktop computer in the lab is a Mac Pro. I also installed Windows XP on this computer through VMWare. Windows XP (and 7, now windows 10 64bit) major working environment, including manuscript writing, data analysis, preparing presentation etc MS W
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