psy276 - Essentials of fMRI Data Analysis with SPM and FSL

psy276 - Essentials of fMRI Data Analysis with SPM and FSL

Department of Psychology 9 KP
Module components Semester courses Summer semester 2024 Examination
Seminar
Exercises
Hinweise zum Modul
Prerequisites
Enrolment in Master’s programme Neurocognitive Psychology, 3rd semester or higher.
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PLEASE NOTE: We strongly recommend to take either psy170, psy270, psy276, psy280, or psy220 to gain methodological competencies (EEG, fMRI, TBS, HCI) that are needed for most practical projects and Master's theses! You can take either psy270 or psy276 due to overlapping content.
Prüfungszeiten
end of winter term
Module examination
written exam

Required active participation for gaining credits:
1 presentation
participation in discussions on other presentations
attendance of at least 70% in the seminars and exercises (use attendance sheet that will be handed out in the beginning of the term).
Skills to be acquired in this module
Goals of this module:
This module offers a concise introduction to the basic principles of functional magnetic
resonance imaging (fMRI). Students will gain essential knowledge about experimental design,
data collection and analysis. Special emphasis will be laid on the statistical background of fMRI
data analysis and a hands-on introduction to SPM and FSL, two widely-used and free software
packages for fMRI data analysis and results visualisation.

Competencies:
+ Neuropsychological / neurophysiological knowledge
+ interdisciplinary knowledge & thinking
++ experimental methods
++ statistics & scientific programming
+ data presentation & discussion
+ independent research
+ scientific literature
+ ethics / good scientific practice / professional behaviour
+ critical & analytical thinking
+ group work

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