Registration for Brainhack Ghent 2018 is NOW open!

!! REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 1st of May - EXTENDED till 5th of MAY, 12pm !!

On 7-8th May 2018, the second edition of Brainhack Ghent will take place as part of the Brainhack Global event. During this two-day event dedicated to students and PhD students, we will work in teams on neuroscience-related projects.

The aim of the event is to collaborate on projects, meet new researchers, make new friendships in academia, learn, share the knowledge on data mining and brain research, but also promote open science in the spirit of the whole Brainhack community (Craddock et al., 2016). Attendees of various backgrounds are welcome to join!

By submitting your research project or contacting us about a tutorial you can gain a priceless leadership experience as you will work with and manage a group of researchers at our two-day event.

Please send all related questions to the mailing address: brainhackghent2018@gmail.com

Also, please team up with us! Join our slack #bhg-ghent2018 channel Brainhack Slack for updated information on the developing Hackathon content and to contribute your own ideas.

Venue

Brainhack Ghent 2018 will take place at the University of Ghent, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences (FPPW), Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000 Gent.
– Follow the arrows to room: ‘LESZAAL 2.1’ (2nd floor) –

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Preliminary schedule

IMPORTANT:
On both days the main ‘Brain Hacking’ room will be LESZAAL 2.1 (2nd floor; FPPW).
Please gather there for the Welcome talk on the first day of the Brainhack event (Monday, 7^th May 2018).

	Monday, 7^th May 2018	Tuesday, 8^th May 2018
9:00 – 10:00	Welcome Project Pitches + Team Organization	Brain Hacking
10:00 – 11:00	Brain Hacking	Brain Hacking
11:00 – 12:00	Brain Hacking	Brain Hacking
12:00 – 13:00	Lunch	Lunch
13:00 – 14:00	Flash Talks	Flash Talks
14:00 – 15:00	Brain Hacking	Brain Hacking
15:00 – 16:00	Brain Hacking	Brain Hacking + Finalizing Projects
16:00 – 17:00	Brain Hacking	Project Presentations
17:00 - ...	Brain Hacking + Dinner	Optional Brain Hacking

Projects – to be continued

Click here to register!
Click here to submit your own project!

♥ Meet your expert (Q&A) ♥

For all those who have a specific question about an fMRI/EEG/... dataset, a specific analysis they want to run, an error they got, ... and want to have the advice of an expert:
You can submit your question at brainhackghent2018@gmail.com with the subject line: 'Q&A - Brainhack Ghent 2018' and we will try to find an expert within that field to answer your question. While submitting your question, please specify your name and the field in which your question is situated.

Keywords:

neurofeedback/EEG
container/reproducibility
haemodynamic response function/rest&task-fMRI
source localization and connectivity/EEG
pre-processing/EEG
3D printing/T1 MRI image

1	Project Title	Analyzing neurofeedback - EEG data
	Author(s)	Wouter Devos, Master student in Physics, University of Ghent
Provided data: A set of EEG data from a neurofeedback training before and after X training sessions. Aim: 1. To decide whether the training was/will be effective. 2. Maybe if there is still some time left: To reconstruct what "exactly" has changed in the brain structure/functioning as a result of the training. Papers related to the subject: 1. Potential of neurofeedback 2. Assessment of effectiveness (1) 3. Assessment of effectiveness (2) Top
2	Project Title	Building a container for reproducibility
	Author(s)	Hannes Almgren, PhD student, University of Ghent
Aim: In this project I would like to build a container with Docker to increase the reproducibility of results. The container should include matlab, R, SPM, gramm-toolbox, igraph-library, and others. The aim would be to put a fully functioning container on github. Skill(s) needed for taking part in the project: Bash scripting Top
3	Project Title	Relating rest and task fMRI HRF parameters
	Author(s)	Frederik Van de Steen, PhD student, University of Ghent
Aim: In this project, we will build upon existing in house scripts to build an SPM12 pipeline for running first level analysis on the UGent HPC. The goal is to estimate all task fMRI data sets of the human connectome project (HCP). In addition, we will use recently developed technology to retrieve the haemodynamic response function parameters of resting state fMRI of the HCP. Finaly, we will relate the task-specific HRF parameters and resting state HRF parameters. In addition, BOLD signal of the vessels will be extracted for rest and task fMRI for comparison. Skill(s) needed for taking part in the project: Bash scripting Top
4	Project Title	Playing with the Berlin Brain Connectivity Benchmark and Data Analysis Challenge (challenge from last year) to get some familiarity with source localization and connectivity in EEG data
	Author(s)	Iege Bassez, Kate Ergo and Davide Gheza, PhD students, University of Ghent
Aim: All is described on this website. We would pick one of the simulated EEG datasets and try to answer following three questions: 1. Localization: In which two regions (brain octants) are the two alpha sources located? 2. Interaction: Does the data contain interaction (between the two sources) at all? 3. Directionality: If so, which estimated source octant contains the sending and which one the receiving source? First we can go through the example processing pipeline (LCMV, ImCoh, and PSI) and then we can try to program our own pipeline. When decided to participate, it’s recommended to read the paper of Haufe and Ewald and download the package including code and EEG/MEG head models (link on site, ~1.1 GB). Skill(s) needed for taking part in the project: Matlab scripting Top
5	Project Title	Pre-processing of (resting state) EEG data of chronic pain patients
	Author(s)	Dorine Lenoir, PhD student, University of Ghent
Aim: In this project, I would like to learn how pre-processing of EEG data should be performed. Both theoretically as practically, I would like to acquire knowledge on how to obtain optimal data for further analyses. This for both resting state EEG, as for EEG data acquired during electrical stimulation of the subject. Papers related to the subject: 1. Electroencephalographic Patterns in Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review of the Literature. E. Si. d. S. Pinheiro et al. 2016. PLoS One [paper] 2. Altered theta oscillations in resting EEG of fibromyalgia syndrome patients. Fallon et al. 2018. European journal of pain [paper] 3. Altered Dynamic of EEG Oscillations in Fibromyalgia Patients at Rest. 2016. A. M. Gonzalez-Roldan et al. Pain medicine [paper] Top
6	Project Title	Fun side project to explore: How to 3D print our own brain from a T1 MRI image
	Author(s)	Sofie Van Den Bossche, PhD student, University of Ghent
Aim: We will follow the steps mentioned in this GitHub code in order to create a 3D model of our own brain. Thereafter we will check the model and explore rescaling options. Alternative guides for 3D printing brains can be examined as well. When you decide to participate, it’s recommended to already have Freesurfer and meshlab installed on your system, since these are the main software tools used in the above-mentioned GitHub code. Requirements: You need to bring a T1 MRI image of your own brain. Top

Flash talks

Click here to see the complete preliminary schedule.

Monday, 7^th May 2018: 13.00–14.00
Talk 1	Topic: Meta-analysis Speaker(s): Han Bossier and Freya Acar
Talk 2	Topic: Science communication Speaker(s): Ineke Imbo
Tuesday, 8^th May 2018: 13.00–14.00
Talk 1	Topic: fMRI – Arterial Spin Labeling (ASL) Speaker(s): Patricia Clement
Talk 2	Topic: Information theory Speaker(s): Daniele Marinazzo

Register as a Brainhack project participant

Registration for Brainhack project participants is NOW open.

!! REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 1st of May - EXTENDED till 5th of MAY, 12pm !!

We welcome people from differents background! We will do our best to make sure that everyone can take part in the project they like, and that the projects are well prepared for. So don’t hesitate to come and enjoy this event!

Attendance is free. For those who want to have food provided, so they can eat together during the event without having to run to a shop themselves, we will be collecting a small fee later (amount depending on the choice of food).

Submit a project

!! REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 1st of May - EXTENDED till 5th of MAY, 12pm !!

Please fill out the form below to submit a project for the Brainhack. Concretely, you have to specify the project author, a project title, and a short project outline specifying some scientific context and concrete goals. Of course, you’re always welcome to provide that extra bit of information to help your fellow Brainhackers in their project selection process! For example, you can provide 1-3 key papers related to the project, some requirements (e.g. certain programming skills) for taking part in the project, skills and competences that can be learned in the project…

Submission of projects in advance of the Brainhack is warmly welcomed.

by Daniel Borek and Sofie Van Den Bossche on SinglePaged theme