You can find on this pages various information related to MRI and fMRI. You can still download here my fMRI user guide for SPM2 but hopefully I'll get time to prepare an on-line version for SPM8.

I've also prepared a document on the basis of MRI physic presenting the basis physical principles (MNR, magnetism, gradient) underlying MRI acquisition and image reconstruction.

On overview of fMRI methodoly is also available on google knol

Related pages:

Guidelines for fMRI articles: during the first months of 2005, a discussion started on the SPM-list on how fMRI/PET methods and results should be described. Usually, article descriptions are 'deficient' leading to the inability to reproduce results. I report on this page, proposals made several persons, noticeably Max Gunther, Matthew Brett, Karsten Specht, Russ Poldrack, Jesper Andersson and Thomas Nichols. For each part of an article (materiel, method, result), a minimum of information should be reported. An article as now been publish by Russ and coll. in NeuroImage on this topic.

fMRI designs: neuroimaging experimental designs are more complicated than behavioral experimental designs as, in same time as thinking about experimental effects, we have to think about fMRI acquisition parameters. I present here key notions on the different types of fMRI designs (blocks, event related, mixed) and clues to 'optimize' these designs. Many information can also be found on Rick Henson website, part of this is presented here.

Statistical designs: one major issues with hiearchical linear models is how to combine parameters from the 1st level analysis and especially what contrasts are valid - I provide here a note written by Jan Glascher and Darren Gitelman and distributed on the SPM webmail. This mote describes how you can analyse pretty much any designs using the 'flexible factorial' option.

MR principles of the BOLD contrast: the BOLD contrast is the most used neuroimaging technique over the world. Beyond the blobs, it's important to understand that it relies on the magnetic properties of blood cells and vasculature to interpretation these blobs. I summarized here the discoveries I found the most relevant - I try to keep this part up-to-date but many publications appears every months so if I missed something really important thanks for letting me know.

Favorite links

SPM
FSL
Caret - Van Essen lab
Cambridge website
ImageJ software
Wake Forest University fMRI group
Joseph Hornak's website
Jody Culham's website
Thomas Nichols' website