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200212 SE Anwendungsseminar: Geist und Gehirn (2017W)

fMRI for beginners

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 20 - Psychologie
Continuous assessment of course work

Dieses Anwendungsseminar kann für alle Schwerpunkte absolviert werden.
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max. 20 participants
Language: English

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Am 02.12.2017 findet der "Scan-Termin" im Neuroimaging Center statt.

  • Friday 01.12. 09:45 - 13:45 Seminarraum Psychologie NIG 6.OG A0621A
  • Saturday 02.12. 10:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal F Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Monday 04.12. 11:30 - 14:45 Hörsaal G Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5, 2. Stock

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Aims, contents and method of the course

This seminar will provided an overview of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technique and its basic application in cognitive sciences and empirical aesthetics. It includes in-class lectures, a demonstration of an actual scanning at the Neuroimage Centre, and a practice of basic analysis of fMRI data. This seminar targets Master-level students planning or interested in neuroimaging methods for future studies. It may need one or two volunteers to participate in an actual scanning session for a demonstration.

Content: The seminar will consist of lectures on an overview and applications of fMRI in cognitive sciences and aesthetic researches, as well as a demonstration of fMRI scanning and basics of data analysis.

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Please bring your lap-top to install an fMRI data analysis programme for a practice session.

- What is fMRI? - fMRI theory and general use in cognitive sciences
- Neuroimaging researches on empirical studies of arts and aesthetics (neuroaesthetics)
- How to organize an fMRI experiment and introduction to fMRI data analysis
- fMRI scanning session (one or two participants will participate in an actual fMRI scanning) (3h)
- fMRI data analysis practice

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