Principles of fMRI 1

Johns Hopkins University

About this Course

This course covers the design, acquisition, and analysis of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) data. A book related to the class can be found here: https://leanpub.com/principlesoffmri

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Approx. 12 hours to complete

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Subtitles: English

100% online courses

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Approx. 12 hours to complete

Suggested: 5 hours/week

English

Subtitles: English

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

1

Section

2 hours to complete

Week 1

This week we will introduce fMRI, and talk about data acquisition and reconstruction. ...

8 videos (Total 82 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz

8 videos

Module 1: Introduction and Ground Rules9m

Module 2: Goals of fMRI Analysis12m

Module 3: fMRI Data Structure6m

Module 4.1: Psychological Inference Part 111m

Module 4.2: Psychological Inference Part 28m

Module 5: Basic Understanding of MR Physics11m

Module 6: Forming an Image10m

Module 7: K Space11m

2 readings

Syllabus10m

Principles of fMRI Book10m

1 practice exercises

Quiz 126m

2

Section

2 hours to complete

Week 2

This week we will discuss the fMRI signal, experimental design and pre-processing. ...

9 videos (Total 100 min), 1 quiz

9 videos

Module 8: Signal, Noise, and Bold Physiology14m

Module 9: fMRI Artifacts and Types of Noise11m

Module 10.1: Spatial and Temporal Resolution of Bold Part 17m

Module 10.2: Spatial and Temporal Resolution of Bold Part 2 13m

Module 11: Experimental Design13m

Module 12.1: Kinds of Designs Part 111m

Module 12.2: Kinds of Designs Part 2 8m

Module 13: Pre-Processing of fMRI Data10m

Module 14: Pre-Processing (continued)7m

1 practice exercises

Quiz 230m

3

Section

2 hours to complete

Week 3

This week we will discuss the General Linear Model (GLM)....

8 videos (Total 93 min), 1 quiz

8 videos

Module 15: General Linear Model13m

Module 16: Applying GLM to fMRI Data11m

Module 17: Details of Building GLM Models11m

Module 18: Linear Basis Sets11m

Module 19: Filtering a Nuisance Covariance13m

Module 20: GLM Estimation9m

Module 21: Noise Models - AR Models9m

Module 22: Inference - Contrasts and T-tests11m

1 practice exercises

Quiz 322m

4

Section

2 hours to complete

Week 4

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7 videos (Total 77 min), 1 quiz

7 videos

Module 23: Group-level Analysis I7m

Module 24: Group-level Analysis II10m

Module 25: Group-level Analysis III14m

Module 26: Multiple Comparison Problem in fMRI9m

Module 27: FWER Correction16m

Module 28: FDR Correction5m

Module 29: Pitfalls and Multiple Comparisons14m

1 practice exercises

Quiz 424m

Instructors

About Johns Hopkins University

The mission of The Johns Hopkins University is to educate its students and cultivate their capacity for life-long learning, to foster independent and original research, and to bring the benefits of discovery to the world....

About University of Colorado Boulder

CU-Boulder is a dynamic community of scholars and learners on one of the most spectacular college campuses in the country. As one of 34 U.S. public institutions in the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), we have a proud tradition of academic excellence, with five Nobel laureates and more than 50 members of prestigious academic academies....

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Principles of fMRI 1