Undergraduate Course: Neuroimaging: Your Brain Inside Out (MSBM10007)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Biomedical Sciences |
College |
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Medical Sciences (Biomedical Sciences) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
- 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.
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Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Tutorial | | 1-11 | 14:00 - 17:00 | | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
Week 1 introductory session with staff contact. Week 8 discussion session with staff contact.
Online discussion board access at all times. |
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
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Assessment Information
| Examination (50%) and Course Work (50%) |
Special Arrangements
| This course is delivered almost exclusively online and makes extensive use of WebCT and online discussion fora. |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Philip Larkman
Tel: (0131 6)50 3517
Email: P.Larkman@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Victoria Farrar
Tel: (0131 6)50 3717
Email: v.farrar@ed.ac.uk |
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