BrainMap Training Materials
Welcome to BrainMap!
The BrainMap Project maintains two databases of published neuroimaging experimental results. Our goal is to enable meta-analysis of human brain function and structure by developing and sharing our software, three cross-platform applications: Scribe, Sleuth and GingerALE.
Educational materials are provided here for training purposes. Please read through these and ask any questions you have before proceeding.
The Structure of Neuroimaging Studies
Research Design: a quick overview of experimental and correlational analysis methods
References:
- Voxel-Based Morphometry - The Methods. Ashburner & Friston, NeuroImage 2000. [DOI]
- Study design in fMRI: Basic Principles. Amaro & Barker, Brain and Cognition 2006. [DOI]
Spatial Normalization & Reference Spaces
References:
- Using the Talairach Atlas with the MNI Template. Brett et al., Medical Research Council 1997. [pdf]
- Automated Labeling of the Human Brain. Lancaster et al., Human Brain Mapping 1997. [pdf] (also see talairach.org)
- Notes on the Brett Transform - Matthew Brett, Feb 2002.
- Bias Between MNI and Talairach Coordinates Analyzed Using the ICBM-152 Brain Template. Lancaster et al., Human Brain Mapping 2007. [pdf] (also see icbm2tal page)
BrainMap Coding Scheme Taxonomy
References:
- Mapping context and content: the BrainMap model. Fox & Lancaster, Nature Reviews Neuroscience 2002. [pdf]
- BrainMap taxonomy of experimental design: Description and evaluation. Fox et al., Human Brain Mapping 2005. [pdf]
- BrainMap: The social evolution of a functional neuroimaging database. Laird et al., Neuroinformatics 2005. [pdf]
Meta-Analysis & Data-mining
References:
- The BrainMap strategy for standardization, sharing, and meta-analysis of neuroimaging data. Laird et al., BMC Research Notes 2011. [pdf]
- Meta-analysis in human neuroimaging: Computational modeling of large-scale databases. Fox et al., Annual Review of Neuroscience 2014. [pdf]
- ALE meta-analysis workflows via the BrainMap database: Progress towards a probabilistic functional brain atlas. Laird et al., Frontiers in Neuroinformatics 2009. [pdf]
- Meta-analytic connectivity modelling: Delineating the functional connectivity of the human amygdala. Robinson et al., Human Brain Mapping 2010. [pdf]
- Automated regional behavioral analysis for human brain images. Lancaster et al., Frontiers in Neuroinformatics 2012. [pdf] (available in Mango)
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