Neuroimaging: Your Brain Inside Out (U04314)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : BMS-4-NeuroI

• Do you want to understand how we use imaging to detect diseases affecting the nervous system e.g. Schizophrenia & Depression?
• Would you like to find out how we use imaging to look at brain anatomy or curious about how we monitor brain function?
• Are you interested in setting up & running experiments which use neuroimaging as an investigative tool?
• This course will provide a background in key technical aspects of neuroimaging, including Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) & Functional Imaging.
• It will discuss practical neuroimaging aspects and key health & safety issues.
• It will give a brief overview of how neuroimaging techniques have helped advance the understanding and treatment of brain disorders.
• It will discuss key points of relevance between experimental model imaging and human imaging.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Permission of the Curriculum Approval Officer.

? Costs : None

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Medical Sciences (Biomedical Sciences), (School of Biomedical Sciences, Schedule T)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
22/09/2008	14:00	16:00			Green Field Suite Main Lab, Learning Technology Building

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	14:00	17:00	Med+Vet

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate knowledge of & understanding of:
- Different imaging techniques used in modern Neuroimaging
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging basic principles and health & safety issues
- How Neuroimaging techniques are used to investigate key disease entities, both clinically & experimentally
Demonstrate an ability to:
- Integrate information & data gleaned from assigned reading of relevant publications into the taught course materials
- Work individually & in small groups to explore Neuroimaging topics in greater detail