SPM Course for EEG and MEG

Pre-course materials

The SPM course for EEG and MEG is suited for both beginners and advanced users. If you are relatively new to neuroimaging and SPM, you may want to review some of the materials below to make sure you are ready for the rest of the course.

Introduction to statistics for neuroimaging

Statistics form the backbone of neuroimaging analysis and how we make inferences from the data. While the course covers how statistical concepts apply to EEG and MEG, if you are relatively new to statistics, you might want to explore the below resources to gain basic familiarity with the concepts.

• Statistics by Khan Academy, in particular:
  • P-values and significance tests
  • Introduction to type I and type II errors
  • Introduction to t statistics
• Statistics for neuroimagers by Andy’s Brain Book

Introduction to MATLAB

SPM is a collection of MATLAB functions and thus, while not necessary, basic familiarity with MATLAB can be very useful. If you’re new to MATLAB, we recommend the below tutorials.

• MATLAB for psychologists by Antonia Hamilton
• MATLAB for neuroimagers by Andy’s Brain Book
• Work in progress