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May 25, 2023 02:24PM
Hi, Philipp-

The errts file is a residual from regression modeling. It should have mean zero. During regression, the baseline is modeled, and the baseline typically includes the mean value of the data.

When using the 'scale' block, the data prior to the regress block are scaled to have mean=100 and a (generously) capped range of [0,200]. This scaling is done on per voxel basis (as opposed to something like grand mean scaling, which is volume-wide), and so it creates a dataset that has the interpretation of "local BOLD % change" at each time series; the residuals have these units. This seems like a quantity with meaningful units that is as comparable as possible from resting state FMRI data.

--pt
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Scaling in AFNI proc for the .errts resting-state output

Philipp May 25, 2023 02:05PM

Re: Scaling in AFNI proc for the .errts resting-state output

ptaylor May 25, 2023 02:24PM

Re: Scaling in AFNI proc for the .errts resting-state output

Philipp May 25, 2023 02:38PM

Re: Scaling in AFNI proc for the .errts resting-state output

ptaylor May 25, 2023 03:04PM

Re: Scaling in AFNI proc for the .errts resting-state output

Philipp May 26, 2023 03:51AM