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WEEKEND
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Functional Connectivity of the Brain |
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ORGANIZERS: Xiaoping P. Hu,
Ph.D. & Fa-Hsuan Lin, Ph.D. |
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SKILL LEVEL: Basic-Intermediate |
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Sunday, 6 May 2012 |
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OVERVIEW |
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This four-hour
half-day course is designed to introduce theory and applications of
functional as well as effective connectivity of the brain.
Scientists and clinicians interested in connectivity will learn
about neurophysiological basis of connectivity, definitions and
derivations of effective connectivity using Structural Equation
Modeling and causal modeling, and functional connectivity
pre-processing, analysis, and validation. Representative application
of the connectivity analysis to clinical medicine will also be
presented. The connectivity topics covered in this course can be
viewed as the extension after understanding functional MRI data
acquisition and analysis to identify activated brain areas during
tasks, cognition, and rest in order to further elucidate the
non-directional and directional modulations among these areas.
Neurophysiological basis and clinical applications of these
connectivity analyses will be also covered in the lectures.
Presentations will be followed by a break to meet the lecturers for
interactive discussion. |
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EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES |
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Upon completion
of this course participants should be able to: |
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Describe the neurophysiological basis of
connectivity; |
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Differentiate between functional and effective
connectivity; |
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Analyze functional MRI data to assess directional
modulations using Structural Equation Modeling; |
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Describe the theory and the challenges of causality
modeling using functional MRI data; |
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Prepare MRI data to improve the sensitivity and
reliability of functional connectivity analysis; |
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Ascertain functional connectivity using seed and
Independent Component Analysis methods; |
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Correlate the functional connectivity with
neurophysiology and structure; and |
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Describe opportunities and challenges of applying
connectivity analysis to clinical practice. |
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AUDIENCE
DESCRIPTION |
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This
course is designed for scientists and clinicians who are
starting to work in the field of brain functional and/or
effective connectivity and would like to have an overview of
the scientific and technical underpinnings of these
techniques. The course assumes a basic knowledge of
functional MRI, but not necessarily familiarity with the
technical details, neurophysiological basis, or clinical
opportunities of connectivity analysis of functional MRI
data to reveal correlated and/or causal modulations between
different areas of the brain during tasks and rest. |
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PROGRAM |
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Click on
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the abstract pdf. Click on 
to view the recorded presentation. |
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Moderators:
Xiaoping P. Hu, Ph.D. & Fa-Hsuan Lin, Ph.D. |
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13:30
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Neurophysiological Basis of Connectivity
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Michael
Breakspear, Ph.D., M.B.B.S. |
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Effective Connectivity |
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14:00
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Structural Equation Modeling
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Stephen
C. Strother, Ph.D. |
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14:30 |
Casual
Modeling
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Alard F.
Roebroeck, Ph.D. |
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15:00
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Break -
Meet the Teachers |
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Functional Connectivity |
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15:30
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Pre-Processing
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Catherine
E. Chang, Ph.D. |
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16:00
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Seed &
ICA Analyses
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James J.
Pekar, Ph.D. |
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16:30
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Validation & Correlation
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Amir
Shmuel, Ph.D. |
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Applications |
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17:00
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Connectivity in Practice
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Michael
P. Milham, M.D., Ph.D. |
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17:30
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Adjournment |
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17:30-17:45 Meet the Teachers |
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