Workshop programme and abstracts of presentations (PDF-format)
	Published workshop reports Stone & Kötter, TICS 6: 327-328, 2002 Ramnani et al., TINS 25: 496-497, 2002 Ramnani et al., Futura 17: 137-146, 2002 Lee et al., Network: Computation in Neural Systems 14: R1-R15 Lee et al., NeuroImage 19: 457-465, 2003 Horwitz, NeuroImage 19: 466-470, 2003
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	Background Demonstrating compelling structure-function relationships in the organization of the nervous system has been difficult since both its structure and its function are often very complex. Collations, analyses and syntheses of more and more detailed experimental data and the use of new technologies are beginning to make an impact on our understanding of the structure and function of complex neuronal networks. In this context "functional connectivity" refers to the statistical interdependence of functional phenomena whose causal relationships need to be scrutinized with the aid of further information, particularly about the structural organization of the system.
	Aims This workshop will bring together and foster interactions between the most prominent research approaches in the field of "functional connectivity":  Multi-unit recording  Optical recording  Electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetencephalography (MEG)  Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)  Functional brain imaging (PET, fMRI)  Multivariate statistics  Computer simulation and neuroinformatics  The workshop should lead to an exchange of conceptual and mathematical frameworks that had been demonstrated to be useful within their respective contexts. In particular, we want to explore the possibility that one level of enquiry can inform or be constrained by others. This could be done by combining approaches with different advantages/limitations or by application of concepts to new research contexts.
	Contributors Ed Bullmore (Cambridge), Analysis of neuroimages  Karl Friston (London), functional imaging and neuroinformatics  Rainer Goebel (Maastricht), fMRI and Diffusion Tensor Imaging  Barry Horwitz (Bethesda), computational modeling of functional imaging  Martin Koch (Hamburg), Diffusion Tensor Imaging  Rolf Kotter (Dusseldorf), connectivity and computational modeling  Randy McIntosh (Toronto), structural equation modeling and PET  Tomas Paus (Montreal), TMS and PET / EEG  Niko Schiff (New York), analysis of time-varying signals Jim Stone (Sheffield), independent component analysis and fMRI  Wim Vanduffel (Leuven), anatomical and functional connections  Karl Zilles (Dusseldorf), multivariate mapping and functional imaging  and others to be confirmed
	Acknowledgements This workshop is supported by:  Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation  EU Thematic Network "Computational Neuroscience and Neuroinformatics"  Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf  Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf  Further details Registration is closed now since the maximum capacity of the workshop has already been reached.  Here is a link to the follow-up workshop: Brain Connectivity, Cambridge UK, 1-3 May 2003