Unit name | Magnetic Resonance Imaging Summer School |
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Unit code | PSYCM0031 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Professor. Kauppinen |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Psychological Science |
Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
This unit provides a deep insight into current state-of-the art use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in scientific and clinical research into the functioning of the human brain. Beside oral presentations/lectures/seminars by MR specialists, this unit will give students the opportunity to see the scanner at work and experience data handling first-hand.
The central aim of the unit is to provide students with a critical perspective and understanding of magnetic resonance-based brain imaging techniques in the context of neuropsychological and neurological research. This module not only provides students with theoretical knowledge and concepts in this domain, but allows them hands-on experience with the MR scanner as well as data analysis. It fosters original thought because each student is invited to develop their own theoretical position on usefulness and limitations of the techniques for their particular area of research interest.
Completion of the course will provide:
15 lectures will be delivered by the course leader and invited speakers from the field of MRI. There will be a hands-on session on the CRIC 3 T scanner (up to 7 students per session) followed by an image analysis session on the CRIC work stations.
Each student individually delivers an assessed 30 minute presentation on a topic in MR (100% of total unit mark).
Textbooks: (a) McRobbie D.W., Moore E.A., Graves M.J. & Prince M.R.(2004). MRI: From Picture to Proton. Cambridge University Press
(b) Jezzard P., Matthews P.M. & Smith S.M. (2002). Functional MRI; An Introduction to Methods. Oxford University Press,
Further, selected peer reviewed scientific papers will be used as teaching material .