Designing your experiment

• Counterbalancing
• Sequence optimiziation for rapid event-related experiments
• E-prime info
• fMRI Design Efficiency (Rik Hensons, MRC CBU)
• Designing effective fMRI experiments (Chein & Schneider, U Pittsburgh)
• fMRI Experimental Design and Data Analysis (Jody Culham, U Western Ontario)

Preparing to run in the fMRI

• Scannerize your E-Prime code:
  • Part 1: General Setup
  • Part 2: Button Responses
• Getting CREB ethics and MRI centre approval (including upcoming deadlines)
• Subject recrtuitment (fliers, restrictions); where to post/advertise
• Psychology department subject pool (esp behavioral pilot studies) versus paid subjects (fMRI)
• Communication with MRI center (Trudy, Burkhard, whom to contact for what); schedule a session to see if the experiment runs well; should be extra-session, not part of the experimen

Running your experiment

• Logging information in the log book
• Scheduling time and what to expect while running subjects