psy270 - Functional MRI Data Analysis (Vollständige Modulbeschreibung)

Enrolment in Master's programme Neurocognitive Psychology.

Goals of module:
Students will learn the basics about planning and performing a neuroimaging study. They will focus on the statistical and methodological background of functional neuroimaging data analysis and analyse a sample functional MRI data set.
Competencies:
Application of knowledge on research methods and statistics to analysis of functional neuroimaging data.

Part 1: Functional MRI data analysis
Part 2: Planning, performance and analysis of functional neuroimaging studies using MATLAB-based software
Part 3: Hands-on fMRI data analysis with SPM

• Frackowiak RSJ, Friston KJ, Frith C, Dolan R, Price CJ, Zeki S, Ashburner J, and Penny WD (2003). Human Brain Function. Academic Press, 2nd edition. San Diego, USA.
• Huettel, SA, Song, AW, & McCarthy, G (2009). Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (2nd Edition). Sinauer Associates. Sunderland, MA, USA.
• Poldrack RA, Mumford JA, & Nichols TE (2011). Handbook of Functional MRI Data Analysis. Cambridge University Press. New York, USA.

Since the module is primarily offered for the Masters programme Biology it has to be offered as a blocked course. Please contact us if you are interested in the module but have problems with interfering other courses.

• Oral or written examination