NeuroImaging 1

Leerdoelen

This course will deal with the use of BOLD-MRI in the cognitive neurosciences. The course deals with: considerations when designing a BOLD-MRI experiment, how is BOLD-MRI data acquired, safety issues, what is measured with the BOLD response and how does this activity relate to neural responses, how is this data analyzed in terms of statistics and registration of data, the analysis of connectivity between brain areas and multi-voxel pattern analysis.

Onderwijsvorm

The course will consist of lectures and labs on Tuesdays or Thursdays. Students are expected to be present in all meetings.

Onderwijstijden

• Mon. 31-10-2011 - 19-12-2011 11.00-13.00 hrs. BldgA-room 102
• Fri. 04-11-2011 - 16-12-2011 15.00-17.00 hrs. BldgA-room 102

Labs

• Tue. 01-11-2011 - 13-12-2011 12.00-17.00 hrs. BldgA-room 312
• Thu. 03-11-2011 - 15-12-2011 12.00-17.00 hrs. BldgA-room 312
  (on Thursdays in course-weeks 1, 2, 4, and 5: 2-3 hrs. lab)

Studiemateriaal

• Literature Syllabus.
• Lab Syllabus. 
• Huettel, S. A., Song, A. W., & McCarthy, G. (2009). Functional magnetic resonance imaging (2nd revised ed.). Sunderland, MA: Sinauer. ISBN 9780878932863. (550 pages). Costs: circa € 74,

Aantal deelnemers

maximum of 36

Toetsvorm

Grades will be determined on weekly assignments (20%) and a final test (80%).

Toetsdata

• Fri. 23-12-2011 15.00-17.00 hrs. BldgM-room 102
• Fri. 10-02-2012 15.00-17.00 hrs. BldgA-room 108 Resit Exam