Day 6: regression and the general linear model

4 / 3 / 2015

Reading

• Introduction to the general linear model at: http://perrin.dynevor.org/glm_intro.html

Day

• git:

  • remotes;
  • branches

• testing

• regression in FMRI:

  • Load time course;
  • rebuild convolved regressor;
  • set up matrices;
  • run estimation;
  • visualize;
  • improving the model;
  • making t-statistics.

Exercises

• cd pna/pna2015
• git pull
• ipython notebook

Navigate to day6 directory in notebook.

We will start with the working_with_utilities.ipynb and then go on to regression.ipynb.

There is a web page listing of the exercise files at https://github.com/practical-neuroimaging/pna2015/tree/master/day6