Bayesian spatiotemporal model of fMRI data

This research describes a new Bayesian spatiotemporal model to analyse block-design BOLD fMRI studies. In the temporal dimension, we parameterise the hemodynamic response function's (HRF) shape with a potential increase of signal and a subsequent exponential decay. In the spatial dimension, we use Gaussian Markov random fields (GMRF) priors on activation characteristics parameters (location and magnitude) that embody our prior knowledge that...