Handling large data set in matlab

Hi I have an fmri dataset of 510000(voxels) rows and 150 columns(timepoints) in an excel file.How to import this large data to matlab.Please help.

Answer 1

[Steven Lord]

That's not a very large data set. Try XLSREAD or the Import Wizard (the Import Data icon in the Variable section of the Home tab on the toolstrip.)

[Vasuki Prathyusha]

Sir, I have tried both the options..But it was showing insufficient memory.I am using 64 bit system.

[Adam]

You should only need ~570 MB to load that. Are you sure you aren't using all your available memory for something else?

[Walter Roberson]

Possibly the timepoints are in text form?