| SES # | MODULES | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Overview | After first lecture: course text, chapter 1. Before first lab: course text, chapter 2. Northoff, G., A. Heinzel, M. de Greck, F. Bermpohl, H. Dobrowolny, and J. Panksepp. "Self-Referential Processing in Our Brain – A Meta-analysis of Imaging Studies on the Self." Neuroimage 31, no. 1 (May 15, 2006): 440-457. |
| 2-4 | Functional Neural Systems | Required Course text, chapter 6, pp. 359-367 and 377-379.
Optional Course text, remainder of chapter 13. Nolte, remainder of chapter 22.
Kosslyn S. M., et al. "Neural Foundations of Imagery." Nat Rev Neurosci 2, no. 9 (2001): 635-642.
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| 5-7 | Imaging Physiology | |
| 8-13 | Physics of Image Acquisition | Course text Chapter 3: "Basic Principles of MR Signal Generation." Chapter 4: "Basic Principles of MR Signal Formation." Chapter 5: "MR Contrast Mechanisms and Pulse Sequences." Chapter 9: "Signal and Noise in fMRI." Optional Students who feel they need additional support could also read the same material in:
Chapter 4: "Nuclear Magnetic Resonance," pp. 64-85. Chapter 5: "Magnetic Resonance Imaging," pp. 86-103. Chapter 6: "Imaging Functional Activity," pp. 104-120. Chapter 7: "Basic Physics of Magnetism and NMR," pp. 124-154. Chapter 8: "Relaxation and Contrast in MRI," pp. 155-184. Chapter 10: "Mapping the MR Signal," pp. 218-248. Chapter 11: "MRI Techniques," pp. 249-273. Chapter 12: "Noise and Artifacts in MR Images," pp. 274-303. Chapter 16: "The Nature of the Blood Oxygenation Level Dependent Effect," pp. 390-416. Chapter 17: "Mapping Brain Activation with BOLD-fMRI," pp. 417-444. |
| 14-16 | Experimental Design | Course text Chapter 9: "Signal and Noise in fMRI." Chapter 11: "Experimental Design." |
| 18-23 | fMRI Statistical Analysis | Course text Chapter 10: "Preprocessing of fMRI Data." Chapter 12: "Statistical Analysis." |
| 24-27 | fMRI Structural and functional analysis | Course text Chapter 8: "Spatial and Temporal Properties of fMRI." Chapter 13: "Applications of fMRI." Chapter 14: "Advanced fMRI Methods." Chapter 15: "Converging Operations." |
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Required Textbook
Huettel, S. A., A. W. Song, and G. McCarthy. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, Inc., 2004. ISBN: 9780878932887.
Assigned readings for lectures and labs are listed in the following table. The readings in the course textbook are required, while others are considered supplemental. Supplementary readings are also suggested for those with less background in the areas of neuroscience and statistics.
The discussions page lists additional papers assigned and covered in the discussion sessions.
Assigned Reading
Suggested for Students with no Prior Neuroscience Background
Nolte, John. Chapters from The Human Brain. 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby, 2002. ISBN: 9780323013208.
- Chapter 1: "Introduction to the Nervous System."
- Chapter 3: "Gross Anatomy and General Organization of the Central Nervous System."
Suggested for Students with no Prior Statistics Background
DeGroot, M. H., and M. J. Schervish. Chapters from Probability and Statistics. 3rd ed. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Press, 2001. ISBN: 9780201524888.
- Chapter 1: "Introduction to Probability."
- Chapter 2: "Conditional Probability."