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SPM Statistical Parametric Mapping

SPM is a widely used free open source software package for the analysis of brain imaging data sequences. Parametric Mapping refers to the construction and assessment of spatially extended statistical processes used to test hypotheses about functional imaging data.

The current SPM release is designed for work across several common neuroimaging modalities, including:

  • fMRI
  • EEG
  • MEG

Using SPM on shared OxCIN Linux based computers including OOD.

To see which versions are available:

module spider spm

Typical output includes entries such as:

spm/12.5-MATLAB-R2023b
spm/12.5-MATLAB-2024a

To load a specific version and start MATLAB:

module add spm/12.5-MATLAB-2024a
matlab &

If you just want the default or latest configured module:

module add spm
matlab &

If you are running graphical workflows, start from a shared OOD Remtoe desktop session so you can launch MATLAB interactively:

existing desktop

existing desktop

SPM documentation: