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140.683.01
Principles and Methods of Functional Neuroimaging II

Cancelled

Location:
East Baltimore
Term:
4th term
Department:
Biostatistics
Credits:
4 credits
Academic Year:
2022 - 2023
Instruction Method:
In-person
Class Times:
  • M W,  9:00 - 10:20am
Auditors Allowed:
Yes, with instructor consent
Grading Restriction:
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructors:
Contact:
Martin Lindquist
Resources:
Prerequisite:

Successful completion (B or better) of the course Principles and Methods of Functional Neuroimaging I (140.682)

Description:

Continues where Principles and Methods of Functional Neuroimaging I (140.682) leaves off. Presents a theoretical overview of human fMRI research and includes key aspects of the design, data collection, processing, analysis and publication of a human subjects fMRI experiment. Focuses on multivariate statistical analysis of fMRI data. Describes both functional and effective connectivity analysis, graph-based analysis of fMRI data, and algorithms for performing brain decoding. Also discusses preparation of methods and results from fMRI experiments for peer-reviewed publication, and how to critically evaluate research methods and results of human subjects fMRI studies in the published literature. Provides a practical application of these concepts to sample fMRI datasets via weekly labs.

Learning Objectives:

Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:

  1. Perform individual subject and group level multivariate statistical analysis of fMRI data
  2. Perform both functional and effective connectivity analysis, and interpret the results of graph-based analysis of fMRI data
  3. Prepare methods and results sections describing the analyzed data, suitable for publication in a peer-reviewed article
  4. Critically evaluate research methods and results of human subjects fMRI studies in published literature
Methods of Assessment:

Lab assignments (50%) and take-home final exam (50%)

Instructor Consent:

No consent required