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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>We are pleased to announce the <b><a href="http://humanconnectome.org/course-registration/2015/exploring-the-human-connectome.php">2015 HCP Course: “Exploring the Human Connectome”</a></b>, to be held <b>June 8-12</b> at the <a href="http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/hnlmc/?mktcmp=w_regionsite_hnlmc_x">Marriott Resort Waikiki Beach</a>, in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. <b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>This 5-day intensive course will provide training in the acquisition, analysis and visualization of imaging and behavioral data from the Human Connectome Project (HCP) using methods and informatics tools developed by the <a href="http://humanconnectome.org/">WU-Minn HCP consortium</a> plus data made freely available to the neuroscience community. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.0pt'>The course is designed for investigators who are interested in:<o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>using data being collected and distributed by HCP<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>acquiring and analyzing HCP-style imaging and behavioral data at your own institution<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>processing your own non-HCP imaging data using HCP pipelines and methods<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>learning to use <a href="http://humanconnectome.org/software/connectome-workbench.html">Connectome Workbench</a> tools and the <a href="http://www.nitrc.org/projects/cifti/">CIFTI</a> connectivity data format<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>learning HCP multi-modal neuroimaging analysis methods, including those that combine MEG and MRI data<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>positioning yourself to capitalize on HCP-style data from forthcoming large-scale projects (e.g., Lifespan HCP and Connectomes Related to Human Disease)<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal>Participants will learn how to acquire, analyze, visualize, and interpret data from resting-state and task-evoked magnetoencephalography (MEG), four major MR modalities (structural MR, resting-state fMRI, diffusion imaging, task-evoked fMRI), plus extensive behavioral data. Lectures and labs will provide grounding in neurobiological as well as methodological issues involved in interpreting multimodal data, and will span the range from single-voxel/vertex to brain network analysis approaches.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The course is open to graduate students, postdocs, faculty, and industry participants. The course is aimed at both new and existing users of HCP data, methods, and tools, and will cover both basic and advanced topics. Prior experience in human neuroimaging or in computational analysis of brain networks is desirable, preferably including familiarity with FSL and Freesurfer software. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For more info and to register visit the <a href="http://humanconnectome.org/course-registration/2015/exploring-the-human-connectome.php">HCP Course website</a>. If you would like a flyer to post for interested colleagues, email <a href="mailto:elam@wustl.edu">elam@wustl.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We hope to see you in Hawaii! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>2015 HCP Course Organizers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jennifer Elam, Ph.D.<br>Outreach Coordinator, Human Connectome Project<br>Washington University School of Medicine<br>Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Box 8108<br>660 South Euclid Avenue<br>St. Louis, MO 63110<br><a href="tel:314-362-9387"><span style='color:blue'>314-362-9387</span></a><br><a href="mailto:elamj@pcg.wustl.edu"><span style='color:blue'>elamj@pcg.wustl.edu</span></a><br><a href="http://www.humanconnectome.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>www.humanconnectome.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>