Announcing the 2015 HCP Course: “Exploring the Human Connectome"

Author: Jenn Elam

Published: Feb 13, 2015

Study: HCP Young Adult

We are pleased to announce the 2015 HCP Course: “Exploring the Human Connectome”, to be held June 8-12 at the Marriott Resort Waikiki Beach, in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

This 5-day intensive 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 data using HCP pipelines and methods
learning to use Connectome Workbench tools and the 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. Aimed at both new and existing users of HCP data, methods, and tools, the course 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.

We hope to see you in Hawai’i!