SBIM0477-1 : Functional imagery in humans

Study Programmes 2016-2017

WARNING : 2015-2016 version of the course specifications

SBIM0477-1

Functional imagery in humans

Duration :

20h Th

Number of credits :

Master in biomedicine (120 ECTS)		3

Lecturer :

Gaëtan Garraux, Gilles Vandewalle

Coordinator :

N...

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents :

Neurophysiological bases of signals recorded using in vivo brain imaging
Magnetic resonance imaging
Positron emission tomography & molecular imaging
Electrophysiology (EEG/TMS)
Study design and experimental plans
Overview on data processing
Overview on data analysis
Applications and practicals

Learning outcomes of the learning unit :

The main objective of this course is to accompany the student in the acquisition of a core knowledge on the general principles underlying the different imaging modalities and to identify their advantages and limitations
Student will be able to describe the principles and goals of functional neuroimaging data processing and analyses methods

Teaching will allow students developing skills to review information critically on the methods and results of functional brain imaging studies from examples in the scientific literature

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Neuroanatomy; Neurophysiology; Statistical data analysis

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Class teaching
Practicals on brain imaging data acquisition, visualization, processing and analysis
Presentation and review of scientific papers

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Face-to-face