What: Course "Neuroimaging: from image to inference".
Course Code: None: this is a free course, there is no assessment, one can not earn credit.
When: Spring Semester 2009 - Tuesdays from 12:00-1:00pm.
Where: Medical University of South Carolina.
Instructor: Dr. Chris Rorden
Textbook: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Huettel, Song, and McCarthy
Description: Functional magnetic resonance imaging is a
recent and powerful tool for inferring brain function.
This technique identifies brain regions that are
activated by different tasks - for example we can find
the brain regions that activate when someone sees a
familiar face. This course is designed to give students
an understanding of the potential and limitations of this
technique, and be able to critically evaluate the
inferences that can be drawn from fMRI. The course
describes all stages of an fMRI study - from the design
of the behavioral task (e.g. asking the participant to
view faces), to the image processing (e.g. correcting
images for head movements that occurred during scanning),
through to statistical analysis (identifying brain
regions that are activated by a task).
Apr 6, 2009:Advanced methods Includes adaptation, sparse and resting state paradigms; analysis includes ICA, effective and functional connectivity; alternatives include ASL and perhaps msMRI.
