SPM Courses

London, May & October 2013

The FIL SPM course on using Statistical Parametric Mapping for neuroimaging is held each May and October as part of the Institute of Neurology's short course programme.

Since 2010, we provide two separate SPM courses reflecting the different imaging modalities. There is a new three-day course on SPM for EEG/MEG followed by the long-established three-day course on SPM for fMRI/VBM/PET. Both courses are suitable for beginners and more advanced users. We advise students to gain at least some minimal familiarity with the methodology, for example, from reading introductory articles available from the SPM web page or by following data analysis examples in the SPM manual.

The next SPM courses in London will take place on 13-15 May 2013 (MEG/EEG) and 16-18 May 2013 (PET/MRI/fMRI).

The courses are organised through the Institute of Neurology (contact: Miss Jean Reynolds at the ION to register).

Externally organised SPM courses

Other SPM courses are organised around the world at different times of year and in different languages. If you do organise one, please let us know so that it can be listed here.

Zurich SPM course, Switzerland: This three-day course, which is held annually since 2007, offers a comprehensive coverage of all MRI-related aspects of SPM.
http://www.translationalneuromodeling.org/spm-course-2013/
Course material for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012.
Lausanne SPM Course, Switzerland, 09-12 April 2013: This year's course will focus on how to conduct neuroimaging studies using structural and functional MRI data within the framework of Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM). The 4 day course is divided into two modules with theoretical and practical sessions covering all aspects of imaging data analysis from spatial pre-processing to statistical inference and reporting results. The first module is suitable for beginners, the second is intended for those with previous experience of SPM.
http://www3.unil.ch/wpmu/lren-spm/
Edinburgh SPM course, UK, 22-25 April 2013: The course is split between beginners (Monday/Tuesday) and advanced users (Wednesday/Thursday) but can be booked as a whole. Lectures in the morning - Beginners can enjoy 2 full afternoons on a computer to practice SPM whilst advance users are split in various workshops.
http://www.sbirc.ed.ac.uk/cyril/SPM-course/SPM_course_home.html
SPM Workshops at the Martinos Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA:: http://www.martinos.org/martinos/training/fMRI-Extension/SPM8.php
MRN fMRI Image Acquisition and Analyses Course, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA:: http://mialab.mrn.org/courses/

Slides of previous courses

The latest course material are from 2012 (fMRI/VBM) and 2012 (MEEG).

Archive: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2005 (USA), 2006, 2007, 2008 (May), 2008 (October), 2009 (May), 2009 (October), 2009 (MEEG), 2010 (fMRI), 2010 (MEEG), 2010 (Vancouver), 2010 (October), 2011 (Brussels) May 2011 (fMRI), May 2011 (MEEG), Oct 2011 (fMRI), 2012 (MEEG, Lyon).

These can be viewed using the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer for Windows or the multi-platform Open Office.

Recordings

Online videos are now available, recorded at the May 2011 SPM for fMRI/PET/VBM course and at the May 2012 SPM for MEG/EEG course.

Higher quality versions of the videos can be obtained on a DVD available for purchase.