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Software for Neuroimaging Data Analysis

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Software is defined by as “a plan specification composed of a series of instructions that can be interpreted by or directly executed by a processing unit.” We define Software for Neuroimaging Data Analysis as software whose primary goal is to support the extraction of information, and ultimately knowledge, from data acquired by an imaging device used on the brain (of human or animal subjects).

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Introduction

Tell us what you think about neuroimaging software, and we will tell you who you are. To some, using software to analyze data is little more than a technical step that stands between data acquisition and publishing. Doctoral students, postdocs, or technical assistants only need to operate the appropriate software, i.e., the script to run or the right sequence of buttons to press. To others, choosing, adapting, running, or developing the right software code is critical and requires investing significant time and resources.

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  1. Henry H. Wheeler, Jr. Brain Imaging Center, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA

    Dr. Jean Baptiste Poline

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Division of Neuroinformatics, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA, USA

    Dr. David Kennedy

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    Dieter Jaeger

  2. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA

    Ranu Jung

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Poline, J.B., Kennedy, D. (2014). Software for Neuroimaging Data Analysis. In: Jaeger, D., Jung, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7320-6_538-1

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