

Herein we provide a straightforward guide designed to address, for each of the major stages, the techniques, and tools involved in the process.
#MAGALHAES 2 SPEC SOFTWARE#
In practice, the researcher/clinician must choose, from many available options, the most suitable software tool for each stage of the fMRI analysis pipeline. However, multiple technical considerations (ranging from specifics of paradigm design to imaging artifacts, complex protocol definition, and multitude of processing and methods of analysis, as well as intrinsic methodological limitations) must be considered and addressed in order to optimize fMRI analysis and to arrive at the most accurate and grounded interpretation of the data. 5Clinical Academic Center – Braga, Braga, Portugalįunctional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) studies have become increasingly popular both with clinicians and researchers as they are capable of providing unique insights into brain functions.4Neuropsychophysiology Lab, CIPsi, School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.3Department of Informatics, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.2ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga, Portugal.

