hi, no, matlab is not used in the default (structural) processing stream. it is only used by the FS-FAST toolset included with freesurfer, which is used for processing fmri data. so you dont need to mention Matlab.

n.

On Thu, 2010-05-06 at 14:00 -0500, Dr. Luis Guillermo Almeida Montes wrote:

Dear Nick:

I need to clarify some technical aspects about statistical calculations in FreeSurfer Software.I understood that I require MATLAB software only when I work with fMRI -is this correct?-, but as you know, I have been working only with structural MRI and their results (e.g. areas). So, I need to clarify If I need MATLAB software to realize the work for structural MRI or the installation program of FreeSurfer has the necessary utilities for these. Maybe I misundestood that FreeSurfer runs in MATLAB software to realize my work.

I hope you can explain me the real need of MATLAB software for FreeSurfer because I need to give some of these technical details in the articles I will publish about my current work. I have been working in MacOSX Snow Leopard.

Best Regards. Dr. Luis G. Almeida