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AFNI = Analysis of Functional
NeuroImages
¥ Developed to provide an environment for
FMRI data analyses
H And a platform for
development of new software
¥ AFNI refers to both the
program of that name and the entire package of programs and plugins (more than
100)
¥ Important principles in the development
of AFNI:
H Allow user to stay
close to the data and view it in many different ways
H Give users the power
to assemble pieces in different ways to make customized analyses
oÒWith great power
comes great responsibilityÓ Ñ to understand
H ÒProvide mechanism,
not policyÓ
H Allow other
programmers to add features that can interact with the rest of the package