The STF-CHN Collective is jointly supported by the UW Student Technology Fund and the Center for Human Neuroscience. It has the goal of making brain imaging research more accesssible for all. We hope that this is a resource both for anyone who wants hands-on neuroimaging experience. [this would be a good place for a little video]
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The neuroimaging collective consists of two main parts:
The CHN-STF Virtual laboratory. This is where you can learn skills, play with data, communicate with other scientists and carry out independent research.
The CHN-STF data depository. This is a collection of neuroimaging data collected by the CHN-STF Neuroimaging collective that is publicly available to everyone.
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This learn section consists of videos (with associated articles if you prefer reading to watching videos) and some quizlets to test your knowledge.
But we are really interested in areas, not individual co-ordinates. In the virtual laboratory we are going to focus on the Destrieux atlas.
Automatic parcellation of human cortical gyri and sulci using standard anatomical nomenclature
The names for each of these locations can be found here (open this in a new tab).
So, how do we find out what these regions actually DO? Usually what happens is that someone runs a study. They find activity in one of these regions (like region 37) and then they do a search of the literature to find out what other studies have previously shown activity in the inferior temporal gyrus.
But the CHN-STF virtual laboratory approach is a little different. We’ve already collected a lot of data and a lot of survey responses in the same participants. Imagine you are interested in whether differences in brain structure are correlated with regularly feeling stressed. Which brain area should you choose?