Workshop: TVB:Node#7
Montréal, QC, Canada
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2 DAY WORKSHOP :: AUGUST 7-8, 2018
Get up to speed about the fundamental principles of full brain network modeling using the open-source neuroinformatics platform The Virtual Brain (TVB).
TVB NODE#7 is an official satellite event to
Neuroinformatics 2018.
Be sure to register for both!
TVB enables biologically realistic modeling of network dynamics using Connectome-based approaches across different brain scales.
Generate macroscopic neuroimaging signals including fMRI, intracranial and stereotactic EEG, surface EEG and MEG for single subjects.
Personalized brain network models can be derived from an individual’s MRI data.
Researchers from different backgrounds can benefit from an integrative software platform including a supporting framework for data management (generation, organization, storage, integration and sharing) and a simulation core written in Python. Applications to use cases in the healthy and diseased brain are explicitly presented.
After the workshop you should have a basic picture of how these models are built, how they work, and what biological properties of a neural system they represent. In addition, we will highlight several research topics that can be explored using this tool.
The workshop is organized with interleaved oral presentation and hands-on sessions. Attendants will have the time to ask questions. The hands-on sessions will let you immediately apply the concepts from the lectures to your simulations in TVB.
Refreshments will be available during the breaks and lunch will be provided.
To get the most out of this workshop as an attendee, you might want to get a head-start by preparing your gear before you arrive:
In case of any technical problems with TVB installation, head over to the TVB user forum on Google Groups
Apart from learning together, you can meet and talk to a good part of The Virtual Brain's team, covering a broad range of topics from cutting-edge neuroscience research to advanced software development.
08:30 - 09:00
Arrival, registration & coffee
09:00 - 09:15
Introduction to Node 7 workshop
09:15 - 10:45
A generative model of the brain
Describing the building blocks of a brain network model basic principles and assumptions, recent studies with different local models approximation of neural fields
RANDY MCINTOSH
10:45 - 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:45
Architecture of TVB
Overview of the software architecture of The Virtual Brain
PAULA POPA - CODEMART
MIHAI ANDREAI - CODEMART
11:45 - 12:30
Hands-On:: Interacting with TVB using GUI
Learn to prepare and run TVB simulations through web interface
PAUL TRIEBKORN - CHARITE, BERLIN
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
Lunch will be provided
13:30 - 14:15
Use Case: Interacting with TVB using CLI
Introduction to the Python interface of TVB
PAUL TRIEBKORN - CHARITE, BERLIN
14:15 - 15:00
Data fitting: theoretical background
Fitting the model outputs and the measurements: parameter sweeps, Bayesian inference
JOHN GRIFFITHS - BAYCREST, TORONTO
15:00 - 15:15
Coffee break
15:15 - 16:00
Modeling brain stimulation and mouse brains
Modeling brain stimulation and exploring their dynamics
ANDREAS SPIEGLER - CHARITE, BERLIN
16:00 - 16:45
Hands-On: Modeling brain stimulation
How to simulate brain stimulation
PAUL TRIEBKORN - CHARITE, BERLIN
16:45 - 17:30
Hands-On: Modeling mouse brains
How to simulate mouse brains
PAUL TRIEBKORN - CHARITE, BERLIN
17:30 - 18:00
Recap & open discussion
09:00 - 09:15
Morning caffeine
9:15 - 10:00
From imaging data to TVB datasets: conceptual introduction
Overview of neuroimaging data formats, software, & steps to get TVB-compatible datasets
PETRA RITTER - CHARITE, BERLIN
10:00 - 10:45
From imaging data to TVB datasets
Practical example of processing the neuroimaging data and import to TVB
PETRA RITTER - CHARITE, BERLIN
10:45 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:45
Designing Clinical Research with TVB
Case studies in Stroke and Alzheimer’s Disease
ANA SOLODKIN - IRVINE, CA
11:45 - 12:30
Hands-On: Modeling stroke
Modeling stroke
JOHN GRIFFITHS - BAYCREST, TORONTO
ANA SOLODKIN - IRVINE, CA
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
13:30 - 14:15
Using TVB for epilepsy
Examples clinical applications of TVB
JULIE COURTIOL - CHARITE, BERLIN
14:15 - 15:00
Hands-On: Modeling epilepsy
Simulating epilepsy
PAUL TRIEBKORN - CHARITE, BERLIN
15:00 - 15:15
Coffee break
15:15 - 16:00
Using TVB for neurodegenerative diseases
Examples clinical applications of TVB
ANA SOLODKIN - IRVINE, CA
16:00 - 17:00
Hands-On: Modifying TVB code and implementing new features
A guide on how to add new neural mass model, integration scheme, or a monitor to TVB
JULIE COURTIOL - CHARITE, BERLIN
17:00 - 17:30
Final discussion & closing remarks
Montréal Neurological
Institute (MNI)
3801 University Street
Montreal, QC, Canada
H3A 2B4
This workshop is organized and hosted by the INCF and The Virtual Brain
If you have any organizational questions, please don't hesitate to send an email to our local coordinator Tanya Brown.