[BIC-announce] FW: Course announcement: Imaging structure, function and connectivity of the healthy and diseased human brain (NEUR602)

[Jennifer Chew, Ms.]

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Jennifer Chew


From: Neda Bernasconi [mailto:neda.bernasconi at gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 11:11 AM
To: Jennifer Chew, Ms.
Subject: Course announcement: Imaging structure, function and connectivity of the healthy and diseased human brain (NEUR602)

Please find attached the Syllabus of the course (NEUR602) offered this Fall semester 2013:

"Imaging structure, function and connectivity of the healthy and diseased human brain"

The goal of this unit is to familiarize students with advances in the rapidly evolving field of Neuroimaging.
The course will focus on how novel structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques are applied to understand causes and consequences of human neurological disorders such as epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, and schizophrenia. Emphasis will be placed on new methods assessing brain connectivity.
Technical knowledge of MRI is not a pre-requisite for participating to this unit.

Objectives -
1. Understand the basic principles of MR image analysis.
2. Critically assess published data in the field of Neuroimaging applied to various neurological disorders.
3. Design simple projects related to Neuroimaging.

Instructional method -
Prior to class, students will have to read typically two research articles and prepare for their discussion. Review papers will also be provided for background information, but will not be discussed in detail during the session.  For each research article, students should provide a short written statement (max ½ page) listing positive/negative aspects of the paper and suggestions for future improvements.  In-class discussion will mainly deal with the significance of the research article and the pertinence of the methodology.

The course is open to Master and PhD students.

Neda Ladbon-Bernasconi, MD PhD
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