International Journal of Computer Applications |
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
Volume 1 - Number 27 |
Year of Publication: 2010 |
Authors: H N Suma, Murali S |
10.5120/490-801 |
H N Suma, Murali S . Pattern Classification and Analysis of Brain Maps through fMRI data with Multiple Methods. International Journal of Computer Applications. 1, 27 ( February 2010), 103-111. DOI=10.5120/490-801
The activity patterns in functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) data are unique and located in specific location in the brain. The main aim of analyzing these datasets is to localize the areas of the brain that have been activated by a predefined stimulus [1]. The basic analysis involves carrying out a statistical test for activation at thousands of locations in the brain. The analysis is based on fMRI brain activation maps generated using the Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM) approach. The use of individually generated activation maps with SPM allows for better scalability to very large subject pools and it has the potential to integrate data at the activation map level that would be technically difficult to combine at the raw data level.