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Special issue: Simulation and Validation in Brain Image Analysis to appear in Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience<br>
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<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34); font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px">Manuscript Due </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px">Friday, 10 July 2015</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px">First Round of Reviews </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px">Friday, 2 October 2015</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px">Publication Date </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px">Friday, 27 November 2015</span><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px">This special issue seeks to solicit original research articles as well as review articles on the development of advanced validation methodologies </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">for</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px"> brain
imaging (fMRI, MRI, EEG, MEG, and PET) as well as the applications of such methodologies to evaluate data analysis algorithms. It also covers image databases </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">for</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px"> method
validation purposes and computational (neuroinformatics) aspects of the method validation.</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px">
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px">Potential topics include, but are not limited to:</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px">
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px"> * Brain image simulation in PET, EEG, MEG, fMRI, and MRI</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px"> * Modeling ground-truth in image simulation and the development of valid and realistic simulation models</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px"> * Methodologies </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">for</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px"> method
validation in brain imaging (not necessarily to be simulation-based)</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px"> * Databases </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">for</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px"> method
validation (with a demonstration of their potential usage)</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px"> * Validation studies of data analysis methods in brain imaging</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px"> * Studies demonstrating the value of quantitative validation in brain imaging</span><br>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Authors can submit their manuscripts via the Manuscript Tracking System at</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> * Jussi Tohka, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain; Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> * Pierre L. Bellec, Universite de Montreal, Montreal, Canada</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> * Christophe Grova, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:12.8000001907349px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
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</span></font><span style="font-size:10pt">Christophe Grova, PhD<br>
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<div style="font-family:Tahoma">McGill University: <a href="http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/ResearchLabsMFIL/PeopleChristophe" target="_blank">http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/ResearchLabsMFIL/PeopleChristophe</a></div>
<div style="font-family:Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10pt">MultiFunkIm Lab: </span><a href="http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/ResearchLabsMFIL/HomePage" target="_blank">http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/ResearchLabsMFIL/HomePage</a></div>
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