SpinozaWiki:Checklist New Projects
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Please read this checklist carefully before requesting new scan projects.
Insurance
Ethics committee
Check whether you have a source of funding:
• Get approval from either a METC or the EC of the department of psychology of the University of Amsterdam.
• For information EC Psychology --> http://ce.psy-uva.nl
Make an account on this website. For external users, use when submitting external.
For help click this link
Calpendo user account
Apply for a user account in Calpendo (Calendar and user registration system)
• Go to https://spinozarec.calpendo.com "register new user"
• A Calpendo account is personal (not for a research group). Login name should be your familiy name.
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
• In calpendo press Projects Create Project
• It starts in the “General” tab. Choose for Project Code a unique short name for your experiment.
• Go to the “Project Resource Settings” tab (see below). Choose the Resources you plan to use and the number of hours (including the pilot).
• Also complete the tabs “Users “ and “Safety”.
• Contact Tinka Beemsterboer if you encounter any problems using the system.
• Send an email to Steven Scholte once you have requested a project.
Get an account on fMRI projects
Follow this link to find all the information Neurowiki:BigBrother
Planning a pilot
• Book a timeslot in Calpendo and put in the description box, Pilot.
• Tinka will be present during a pilot. Therefore you can book a Pilot on a Wednesday or Thursday between 08.00-18.00.
• Send Tinka Beemsterboer an email once you have booked the pilot.
• Pilot time is counted as used time (e.g. not free).
Before running a pilot
• 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
• Proper interface with the response buttons. More information can be found on the wiki Neurowiki:General stimulus setup.
• You should know which and how many sequences you want to run (T1, EPI, DTI), including duration in seconds of the paradigm. Neurowiki:Sequences
• You should know whether or not you want to use the PPU and resp.
• There must be a working fmriProjects folder or sFTP folder on BigBrother (see 4).
Estimate the time needed for one participant
• Without PPU and Resp measurements, duration of the scans + 10 minutes.
• With PPU and Resp measurements, duration of the scans + 15 minutes.
• With GSR or EMG measurements, duration of the scans + 20 minutes.
• With eye tracker measurements, duration of the scans + 20 minutes.
This is only an estimation, it also depends on your type of participant for example. This will be discussed during the pilot.
Booking time slots
Scanslots need to be
• at least 3 hours
• or consecutive to another booking
• or starting at 9h or 18h
• or finishing at 18h.
In Calpendo you can find free time slots and timeslots where scanning assistance is available.
Booking a scanning assistant outside these hours is possible, make sure to book it well in advance and notice Tinka by email.
Participant information
• MRI Screening form and information folder. Neurowiki:Subject handling & Screening
• 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.
Contact information
Tinka Beemsterboer [email protected]
Steven Scholte [email protected]
Marcus Spaan [email protected]