University of Chicago - 2025 BESA Research Workshop

BESA and Brain Vision are excited to offer two (2) single day in-person workshops at the University of Chicago this April!

Join us to practice using different parts of the BESA software ecosystem for specific research applications including source imaging and connectivity analyses.

Day 1: Learn to apply advanced source imaging techniques in BESA Research and participate in hands-on practice within the BESA Software Suite.

Day 2: Explore two of BESA’s stand-alone programs: BESA Connectivity and BESA Statistics. With these programs you can apply time-frequency and connectivity analyses of EEG/MEG data as collected from a variety of EEG/MEG devices and run appropriate statistical analyses on them. This does not require using BESA Research, so anyone can benefit from these.

See more detailed information about the planned topics in the agenda. Members from BESA GmbH (the developers behind the BESA suite of software) as well as Brain Vision LLC (a distribution partner for BESA in the US) will lead this workshop so come get your questions answered directly from them.

Seats are limited, so please reserve yours (for either or both days) soon!

What should I bring with me?

You will need:

• Your own laptop running a compatible version of Windows and meeting the System Requirements listed below
• The ability to install several gigabytes worth of applications on this laptop (even better if you come with them pre-installed to save time at the workshop)

We will provide:

• Temporary license dongles

System Requirements

In order to install and run the BESA Suite of software, you need at least the following:
Operating system:

• Windows® 10 (Touch not supported)
• Windows® 11 (Touch not supported)
  
• CPU: minimum 2 GHz
• RAM: minimum 8 GB
  
• Display resolution: minimum Full-HD 1920 x 1080 pixels
• Graphics card: OpenGL 3.3 with 128 MB RAM or more

About BESA

BESA GmbH was founded as MEGIS Software GmbH in 1995 by Dr. Michael Scherg. It is a leading company in the field of EEG/MEG analysis and a home base for highly skilled people.

Our products have been developed on the basis of 30 years’ experience in human brain research. BESA provides state-of-the-art scientific analysis tools covering the complete range of neurophysiological applications.

We strive to bring you the latest methods for advanced EEG and MEG analysis in a user – friendly and optimized implementation.

About Brain Vision

Brain Vision partners with scientists and institutions at the forefront of neurophysiological research, helping them select and effectively utilize state-of-the-art hardware and software from the world’s leading manufacturers.

We deliver personalized, full-service support to further our primary goal of assisting our customers as they strive to attain their maximum research potential and advance the field of neuroscience.

Brain Vision represents over a dozen manufacturers (including BESA) distributing their solutions to labs across in North America.

Info: MRI segmentation and MRI co-registration with EEG and MEG data

Info: Volume-based methods, Surface-based methods, Bayesian source imaging, and Beamforming and virtual sensor montages

Info: Applying the time-frequency transformation and Time-frequency beamforming

Info: Applying connectivity estimates in sensor space and Applying connectivity estimates in source space

Info: Resting-state connectivity

Info: Preparing data for statistical analysis, Theoretical background, and T-Test and ANOVA (Source-level data, Sensor-level data, and Brain image data)

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The University of Chicago, 5801 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, United States