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'''Please read this checklist carefully before requesting new scan projects.''' 


=== Insurance ===

[[NeuroWiki:Insurance]] <br>

=== Ethics committee ===
Check whether you have a source of funding: <br>
•	Get approval from either a METC or the EC of the department of psychology of the University of Amsterdam. <br>
•	For information EC Psychology --> http://ce.psy-uva.nl<br>
Make an account on this website. For external users, use when submitting external. <br>
For help go to [[Neurowiki:Ethics Committee]]<br>

=== Calpendo user account ===
Apply for a user account in Calpendo (Calendar and user registration system)<br>
•	Go to https://spinozarec.calpendo.com ''register new user''<br>
•	A Calpendo account is personal (not for a research group). Login name should be your familiy name. <br>

=== Apply for a project in Calpendo ===
After your user account has been approved and you received an Ethics Committee approval, you can apply for a project in Calpendo <br>
•	In calpendo press Projects --> Create Project<br>
•	It starts in the ''General'' tab. Choose for ''Project Code'' a unique short name for your experiment. <br>
•	Go to the ''Project Resource Settings'' tab (see below). Choose the Resources you plan to use and the number of hours (including the pilot). <br>
•	Also complete the tabs ''Users'' and ''Safety''. <br>
•	Contact Tinka Beemsterboer if you encounter any problems using the system.<br>
•	Send an email to Steven Scholte once you have requested a project. <br>

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=== Get an account on fMRI projects ===
Follow this link to find all the information [[Neurowiki:BigBrother]] <br>

=== Planning a pilot ===
•	Book a timeslot in Calpendo and put in the ''description'' box, Pilot.<br>
•	Tinka will be present during a pilot. Therefore you can book a Pilot on a Wednesday or Thursday between 08.00-18.00. <br>
•	Send Tinka Beemsterboer an email once you have booked the pilot. <br>
•	Pilot time is counted as used time (e.g. not free).<br>

=== Before running a pilot ===
•	Make sure to read the MRI User policy.[[Neurowiki:User policy 3T MRI]]<br>
•	You should have a working paradigm. A good paradigm needs to wait for the first start pulse of the scanner.  Information can be found on the wiki [[Neurowiki:General stimulus setup]]<br>
•	Proper interface with the response buttons. More information can be found on the wiki [[Neurowiki:General stimulus setup]]. <br>
•	You should know which and how many sequences you want to run (T1, EPI, DTI), including duration in seconds of the paradigm. [[Neurowiki:Sequences]]<br>
•	You should know whether or not you want to use the PPU and resp.<br>
•	There must be a working fmriProjects folder or sFTP folder on BigBrother (see 4).<br>

=== Estimate the time needed for one participant ===
•	Without PPU and Resp measurements, duration of the scans + 10 minutes.<br>
•	With PPU and Resp measurements, duration of the scans + 15 minutes. <br>
•	With GSR or EMG measurements, duration of the scans + 20 minutes.<br>
•	With eye tracker measurements, duration of the scans + 20 minutes. <br>

This is only an estimation, it also depends on your type of participant for example and your experience with the extra equipment. <br>
Don't forget to include in the total amount of duration of the scans the time you need between scans to speak to your participant, set up your scans and refscan and surveyscan. <br>
If you need more information to calculate the total amount of time per participant you can discuss this during the pilot or you can send an email to Tinka Beemsterboer.<br>

=== Booking time slots ===
Scanslots need to be <br>
•	at least 3 hours <br>
•	or consecutive to another booking <br>
•	or starting at 9h or 18h<br>
•	or finishing at 18h. <br>
In Calpendo you can find free time slots and timeslots where scanning assistance is available. <br>
Booking a scanning assistant outside these hours is possible.<br> 
Here you can find more information about scanning assistance [[NeuroWiki:User_policy_3T_MRI]]<br>
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=== Participant information ===
•	MRI Screening form and information folder. [[Neurowiki:Subject handling & Screening]]<br>
•	Participants are obligated to have a general practitioner. Students of the UvA and HvA can register at the Studenten Huisarts Oude Turfmarkt  before coming to the Spinoza Centre. <br>

=== Contact information ===
Tinka Beemsterboer 	t.beemsterboer@uva.nl  <br>
Steven Scholte		h.s.scholte@uva.nl <br>
Marcus Spaan		m.spaan@uva.nl <br>