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Postgraduate Course: Brain Imaging in Cognitive Neuroscience (PSYL11082)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryIntroduction to Brain Imaging in Cognitive Neuroscience introduces the student to a range of brain imaging techniques and critically examines their application in health and disease, and the interpretation of their findings. The course invites students to become expert and critical readers of cognitive and clinical brain imaging papers.
Course description This team taught introduces brain imaging and complementary techniques in the context of applications to the understanding of cognitive functions and dysfunctions. The methods range from functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography to electroencephalography and event-related potentials. Teaching is in a lecture format and provided by imaging specialists within the HCN team and by external lecturers, with the following exemplar topics (exact topics will vary year by year depending on staff availability):
1. Episodic memory in the young and the ageing brain
2. Language and language disorders with ERPs and fMRI
3. Converging studies of consciousness with fMRI and TMS
4. Brain imaging and lesion studies of semantic memory
5. Structural and functional brain imaging in neurodegeneration

The course includes formative feedback from the first assessment component which will be done mid-course.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Block 2 (Sem 1)
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 10, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 86 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) A coursework assessment with two parts:
1. (Mid-course) Factual short answers about the main techniques and applications enabling formative feedback about basic understanding (20%)
Information available on Learn: Thursday 12th November 2015 (week 2 of the course)
Submission Deadline: Thursday 19th November 2015, 12 noon
Return: 11th December 2015

2. (End of course) More evaluative short answer questions (2 out of 3, max 1000 words) (80%)
Information available on Learn: Thursday 26th November (week 4 of the course)
Submission Deadline: Thursday 17th December, 12 noon
Return: 22nd January 2016
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. gain knowledge of the main brain imaging techniques (EEG/ERPs, fMRI, PET), their uses in cognitive neuroscience, and their limitations
  2. gain knowledge of how brain imaging is used to study normal and impaired cognition
  3. gain understanding of current research in key domains of cognitive neuroscience
  4. read brain imaging papers critically
Reading List
Current research articles from the topic areas will be used.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Keywordsbrain,imaging,cognitive,neuroscience,psychology
Contacts
Course organiserDr Alexandra Morcom
Tel: (0131 6)51 1907
Email: alexa.morcom@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk
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