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Human Functional Brain Imaging (7.5 credits)
Course Leader
Andreas Frick; Jonas Persson
Department
Department of medical sciences
Weeks
week 40-49
Location
Akademiska hospital
Duration
10 weeks part time, equivalent to 5 week fulltime
Description
In recent years, there has been a rapid development of new tools for investigating the human brain in vivo and brain-behavior relationships. Physiological observations of the brain can now provide answers to many important psychiatric, neurological, and psychological questions. This course introduces students to the basic principles of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) as methods to study both the healthy and pathological brain. We will cover experimental design as well as basic and advanced methods for brain imaging data analysis at both the individual and group level.
Learning Outcomes
After the course, the student will be able to:
• explain the basic principles underlying image acquisition with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET)
• explain the principles behind blood-oxygenation-level dependent (BOLD) functional MRI (fMRI)
• design an efficient fMRI experiment
• perform preprocessing, and individual and group level analyses on fMRI and PET data
• discuss advantages and pitfalls of using MRI and PET for studying the brain and brain-behavior relationships
• explain the basic principles underlying image acquisition with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET)
• explain the principles behind blood-oxygenation-level dependent (BOLD) functional MRI (fMRI)
• design an efficient fMRI experiment
• perform preprocessing, and individual and group level analyses on fMRI and PET data
• discuss advantages and pitfalls of using MRI and PET for studying the brain and brain-behavior relationships
Content
The course involves a mixture of lectures, seminars, and hands-on data-analysis sessions.
Instructions
The student should be admitted to the PhD education. No prior knowledge of brain imaging methods is required.
Examination
To pass the course, the student shall
1. Design and implement an fMRI experiment
2. Analyze fMRI data, and present the work in a written and an oral presentation
3. Partake actively in seminars and introduce the topic of one seminar. Absence from a seminar is compensated through a written assignment.
1. Design and implement an fMRI experiment
2. Analyze fMRI data, and present the work in a written and an oral presentation
3. Partake actively in seminars and introduce the topic of one seminar. Absence from a seminar is compensated through a written assignment.
Literature
Huettel, S. A., Song, A. W., & McCarthy, G. (2014). Functional magnetic resonance imaging (Third edition). Sunderland, Massachusetts, U.S.A: Sinauer Associates, Inc., Publishers.
Poldrack, R. A., Mumford, J. A., & Nichols, T. E. (2011). Handbook of functional MRI data analysis. Cambridge New York Melbourne Madrid: Cambridge University Press.
Additional articles.
Poldrack, R. A., Mumford, J. A., & Nichols, T. E. (2011). Handbook of functional MRI data analysis. Cambridge New York Melbourne Madrid: Cambridge University Press.
Additional articles.
Teachers
Andreas Frick
Jonas Persson
Additional experts in the field.
Jonas Persson
Additional experts in the field.