Weekly Schedule* 📅

_{* subject to change!}

Week	Date	Lunch-&-Learn	Hands-On Hacking
1	May 30 🔰	Intro Discuss workshop goals Set up Python/Jupyter Bash 101	Verify Python env Shell navigation & scripting
2	Jun 06 🧠	MRI Foundations Basic MR physics Brain mapping and BOLD fMRI	Explore NIfTIs in Python Read and interpret DICOM/NIfTI Metadata
3	Jun 13 📎	BIDS & OpenNeuro Data organization standards	Validate a BIDS dataset Download sample data
4	Jun 20 💀	MR Preprocessing Step-by-step, the what and why	Set up Docker/Apptainer for next week
5	Jun 27 💻	Preproc (cont.), Task Design & Analysis	Cover additional preprocessing steps (e.g., denoising) Discuss GLM and fundamental stats for fMRI Launch fMRIPrep on Rivanna
6	Jul 04 🎆	HOLIDAY! NO MEETING	Have a blast -- pun intended
7	Jul 11 🤓	More stats! Review & Group-level fMRI Analysis	Review weeks 1-5 Group-level stats
8	Jul 18 📈	Machine‑Learning Stats review MVPA RSA	Discuss vectorization Special considerations for ML in fMRI
9	Jul 25 🤖	BREAK -- NO MEETING Taking a break :)	Train a classifier Visualize weight maps
10	Aug 01 🏃	Structural MRI Spin vs. gradient echo imaging VBM Freesurfer basics DTI intro.	Conceptual overview/discussion
11	Aug 08 🔮	Diffusion Imaging	DTI & CSD Special preproc considerations
12	Aug 15	BREAK -- NO MEETING	Taking a break :)
13	Aug 22 🥇	fNIRS	Halle Miller presenting! fNIRS: basic mechanism and considerations

_{Fall extension TBD.}