3rd Party Software Packages Erika JCL Taylor Multimodal Neuroimaging Training Program (MNTP) Summer

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3rd Party Software PackagesErika JCL
TaylorMultimodal Neuroimaging Training Program
(MNTP)Summer 07
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Commercial Packages

• BESA
• ASA
• Curry

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BESA

• Brain Electrical Source Analysis
• Available Source Models
• BESA
• MNE
• Time Frequency Analysis
• Source Coherence

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BESA

• Other nice features
• Reads FIFF file format
• Can read in continuous data and average EEG and
  MEG data
• Cortical Mapping and Visualization
• Integrates with Brain Voyager
• Runs in Windows
• http//www.besa.de

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ASA

• Advanced Source Analysis
• Available Source Models
• MUSIC
• LORETA
• sLORETA, swLORETA
• Time Frequency Analysis
• Source Coherence
• Wavelets

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ASA

• Other nice features
• Reads FIFF file format
• Interacts well with MatLab for batch scripting,
  etc.
• Automatic segmentation of MRI to BEM
• Transformation to Talairach system
• Runs in Windows
• http//www.ant-neuro.com

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Curry

• By Neuroscan
• Available Source Models
• Equivalent current dipole
• MUSIC
• LORETA
• sLORETA
• MNE

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Curry

• Other nice features
• Automatic segmentation of MRI to BEM (lt 3
  minutes)
• PCA and ICA
• Runs on Windows
• NO FIFF!
• http//www.neuroscan.com/curry5.cfm

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FreeWare - Yay!

• EEGLab
• FreeSurfer / MNE-Suite
• FieldTrip
• BrainStorm
• SPM5

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EEGLab

• Available Source Models
• Plugins for
• BESA and Dipole Fitting
• Independent Components Analysis (ICA)
• http//www.sccn.ucsd.edu/eeglab/

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EEGLab

• Other features
• Runs on Matlab in
• Linux, Unix, Windows, Max
• Requires large amounts of RAM
• 512MB-1G
• Mostly useful for ERP analysis
• NO FIFF!

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FreeSurfer / MNE-Suite

• Available Source Models
• Minimum Norm Estimate
• sLORETA
• dSPM (for fMRI integration)
• http//www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/martinos/userInfo/d
  ata/sofMNE.php

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FreeSurfer / MNE-Suite

• MRI tools
• Automatic segmentation of cortex and also gray
  matter sheet
• Inflation and flattening of cortex
• Talairach transformation
• Ability to morph participants brains together

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FreeSurfer / MNE-Suite

• Other features
• Runs on Linux and Intel Mac.
• Reads FIFF file format
• Does not require MatLab, but was built with it
  and can be further customized with it.

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Field Trip

• Available Source Models
• Equivalent Current Dipole
• Minimum Norm Estimates
• Beamformers (DICS and LCMV)
• Time Frequency Analysis
• wavelets

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Field Trip

• Other features
• Runs on MatLab on Linux or Windows
• Links to EEGLab
• Reads FIFF file format
• http//www.ru.nl/fcdonders/fieldtrip/

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BrainStorm

• Available Source Models
• RAP-MUSIC (multidipole)
• MNE
• Other features
• Runs on any platform, but must have MatLab
• NO FIFF!
• http//neuroimage.usc.edu/brainstorm/

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SPM5

• Available Source Models
• Equivalent Current Dipole
• Distributed Bayesian Approach
• dSPM
• Other features
• Runs on MatLab in Unix
• NO FIFF!
• http//www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/spm/

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Questions?