UM SPH Academic Courses

BIOSTAT642 Introduction to Functional MRI

Fall term(s)
3 Credit Hour(s)
Instructor(s): Staff
Not offered 2013-2014
Description: This course presents the basic skills to design and analyze functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) experiments. We start by reviewing the basic Matlab and Unix skills necessary to manipulate image data. Next we introduce the principles of MRI and the nature of the Blood Oxygenation Level Dependent (BOLD) effect, including artifacts that corrupt the BOLD signal. We cover blocked and event-related designs, and how to optimize statistical power of design. We cover subject safety.
Syllabus for BIOSTAT642 (PDF, 13970 bytes, last modified on Tuesday, February 21, 2012)