BID-2021

The Micro-Cortex in Health & Disease

​BID-2021 will take place 6/7 May 2021 at the DZNE / IKND in Magdeburg, Germany. It will hosted by the Cortical Microstructure Research Group. Organizers will be Alicia Northall, Avinash Kalyani, and myself.

Talks (day 1)
Prof. David Norris (7T-MRI physics and microstructural modelling)
Prof. Martin Havlicek (7T-imaging and layer-dependent modelling)
Dr. Pierre-Louis Bazin (Ultra-high field image processing)
Prof. Deniz Yilmazer-Hanke (The meso-scale mechanisms of aging)
Dr. Simon Hametner (Microstructural MS Imaging)
Peng Liu (The meso-scale principles of aging topographic maps)

Poster session (day 1)

Workshops (day 2)
Dr. Pierre-Louis Bazin (Workshop 1, 9-12h)
Ultra-high field image processing using Nighres
In this 3 hour workshop, you will learn how to use Nighres to perform brain parcellation, denoising, cortical reconstruction (including the cerebellum), and qMRI estimation on ultra-high field imaging data. You will be required to bring your own laptop and will be provided with downloads for test data. 
Maximal on-site group size: 30 people

Dr. Laurentius Huber (Workshop 2, 14-17h)
Layer-fMRI analyses using LAYNII
Brief description: In this 3 hour workshop that builds on Workshop 1, you will learn how to use LAYNII to perform layer-dependent analyses of functional imaging data including noise mapping, layer definition, and profile extraction. You will be required to bring your own laptop, and will be provided with downloads for test data. You will need to install the LAYNII software package, and a nii viewer (e.g., ITK-SNAP). 

Extra: You will also have the possibility to send your own „data challenges“ to us beforehand to develop and discuss solutions on your problem together during the Workshop.

News and updates are posted on this homepage and via twitter. Registration will open soon.

Program:

BID-2021 will offer talks from internationally high-profile researchers in the field of microstructural modeling in health and disease and posters on day 1, and two workshops on microstructural imaging on day 2.