Running DPABI on an Apple MacBook with Apple Silicon Chips

Submitted by YAN Chao-Gan on
  1. Install MATLAB for Mac with Apple Silicon support (please also install Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox, Image Processing Toolbox，Signal Processing Toolbox, Parallel Computing Toolbox).
  2. Install Docker Desktop for Mac with Apple Silicon support.
    • Increase the "Virtual disk limit": Go to Docker -> Settings -> Resources -> Virtual disk limit.
  3. Download the development version of SPM from https://github.com/spm/spm or use this alternative one.
  4. Download DPABI from https://rfmri.org/DPABI.
  5. Launch MATLAB from the terminal by running the following command:
    open /Applications/MATLAB_R2024a.app/
  6. Set paths in MATLAB:
    • First: Add the DPABI path with subfolders: Set Path -> Add with Subfolders -> DPABI Path.
    • Second: Add the SPM path without subfolders: Set Path -> Add Folder -> SPM Path.
  7. Grant permission for SPM compiled files. In MATLAB, run the following commands one by one:
  • cd(fileparts(which('spm.m')))
  • !sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine ./
  • !sudo find ./ -name "*.mexmaci64" -exec spctl --add {} \;
  • cd(fileparts(which('dcm2nii.ini')))
  • !sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine ./dcm2niix_mac
  1. Load Docker images for DPABI:
  • Download the DPABI Docker file from https://rfmri.org/DPABI.
  • In DPABI, go to DPABISurf -> Install -> Pull DPABISurf Docker -> Load from a local file or run:
    docker load -i xxxxxxdocker.tar.gz
  1. Restart your computer and run DPABI!
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