Psychology Student Attends Neuroimaging Workshop

Psychology student, Ryan Manning, had the fortunate experience of attending the 2015 Neuroimaging Workshop in Chicago, a two-day event at the University of Chicago’s Gleacher Center. This event consisted of a hands on workshop in the use of statistical parametric mapping software by Dr. Guillaume Flandin from the University of London. The SPM software is designed for the analysis of brain imaging sequences. Along with the SPM software training were three amazing lectures by Dr. Scott Grafton of UC Santa Barbara, Dr. Danielle Bassett of the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Olaf Sporns of Indiana University. These lectures focused on structural connectivity of the brain and how these neural networks drive our social behavior. As a workshop participant, Ryan had the opportunity to network with other students who share my interest in neuroscience. Ryan reported that, “Attending this workshop was a wonderful and valuable experience!”