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PSYC 376 Functional Neuroimaging the Human Brain and Mind Units: 3.00
Brain imaging, and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in particular, has become a revolutionary tool in the study of human brain function and organization. This course will cover brain imaging technology, current tools and techniques for analysis, and highlight the key role that fMRI has played in the field of cognitive neuroscience.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Lecture, 15 Group Learning, 18 Online Activity, 15 Off-Campus Activity, 36 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite Students must be in good-standing in the 3rd or 4th year of a Psychology or Life Sciences Plan.
Exclusion PSYC 398/3.0 (Topic Title: Neuroimaging of Human Cognitive Brain Function - Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Fall 2018).
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Describe how fMRI works and how it is commonly used to investigate cognitive processes in the brain.
- Interpret both basic and advanced fMRI analyses and develop appropriate interpretation of results.
- Identify basic human functional neuroanatomy and topography.
- Critically read and scrutinize an fMRI paper and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of the presented findings (i.e., appreciate what a research paper does and does not show).
- Compare and contrast the merits and limitations of fMRI in relation to other methodologies used in cognitive neuroscience.