This course is part of the Neuroscience and Neuroimaging Specialization

Martin Lindquist, PhD, MSc +1 more instructor

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Johns Hopkins University

University of Colorado Boulder

Neuroscience and Neuroimaging SpecializationJohns Hopkins University

About this Course

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Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) is the most widely used technique for investigating the living, functioning human brain as people perform tasks and experience mental states. It is a convergence point for multidisciplinary work from many disciplines. Psychologists, statisticians, physicists, computer scientists, neuroscientists, medical researchers, behavioral scientists, engineers, public health researchers, biologists, and others are coming together to advance our understanding of the human mind and brain.  This course covers the analysis of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) data.  It is a continuation of the course “Principles of fMRI, Part 1”.

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Subtitles: French, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, English, Spanish

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Martin Lindquist, PhD, MSc

Professor, Biostatistics

Bloomberg School of Public Health | Johns Hopkins University

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Tor Wager, PhD

Diana L. Taylor Distinguished Professor

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

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English

Subtitles: French, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, English, Spanish

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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.

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.

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week

Week 1

2 hours to complete

Week 1

This week we will discuss psychological and behavioral inference, as well as advanced experimental design.

2 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 103 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

8 videos

Module 1A: Crises in neuroscience and psychology: Problems and solutions14m

Module 1B: Crises in neuroscience and psychology: Problems and solutions14m

Module 2A: Pitfalls and Biases in Interpretation: Circularity, Reverse inference, Voodoo, and Beyond11m

Module 2B: Pitfalls and Biases in Interpretation: Circularity, Reverse inference, Voodoo, and Beyond13m

Module 3: Meta Analysis10m

Module 4: Using meta-analysis to improve inference12m

Module 5: Optimizing acquisition for your study goals18m

Module 6: Resting-state fMRI7m

1 reading

Syllabus10m

1 practice exercise

Quiz 130m

Week

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Week 2

This week we will continue with advanced experimental design, and also discuss advanced GLM modeling.

2 hours to complete

11 videos (Total 119 min)

11 videos

Module 7A: Advanced Experimental Design I - Fundamentals of design efficiency9m

Module 7B: Advanced Experimental Design I - Fundamentals of design efficiency12m

Module 8: Advanced Experimental Design II – Efficiency in fMRI10m

Module 9: Advanced Experimental Design III – Optimizing experimental designs with genetic algorithms12m

Module 10: Model building: Parametric modulators8m

Module 11: Basis Sets II: Smooth FIR, HTW, Basis sets at 2nd level11m

Module 12A: Multicolinearity and diagnostics10m

Module 12B: Multicolinearity and diagnostics8m

Module 13: Robust regression14m

Module 14A: Practical group analysis: Procedures and checks9m

Module 14B: Practical group analysis: Procedures and checks10m

1 practice exercise

Quiz 230m

Week

Week 3

2 hours to complete

Week 3

This week we will focus on brain connectivity.

2 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 77 min)

8 videos

Module 15: Brain Connectivity – different types6m

Module 16: Functional Connectivity9m

Module 17: Multivariate Decomposition Methods9m

Module 18: Dynamic Connectivity9m

Module 19: Network Analysis I – Graph theory10m

Module 20: Effective Connectivity9m

Module 21: Mediation, moderation, and structural models12m

Module 21B: Mediation, moderation, and structural models11m

1 practice exercise

Quiz 330m

Week

Week 4

2 hours to complete

Week 4

This week we will focus on multi-voxel pattern analysis.

2 hours to complete

10 videos (Total 90 min)

10 videos

Module 22: Directed graphs: DCM7m

Module 23: Directed graphs: Granger causality9m

Module 24: Principles of causal inference12m

Module 25: Multi-voxel Pattern Analysis: A neuroscientific perspective10m

Module 25B: Multi-voxel Pattern Analysis: A neuroscientific perspective7m

Module 26: MVPA Intro10m

Module 27: Performing MVPA I9m

Module 28: Performing MVPA II5m

Module 29: MVPA-PM Example – NPS - Expand: Social and physical pain10m

Module 29B: MVPA-PM Example – NPS - Expand: Social and physical pain7m

1 practice exercise

Quiz 430m

About the Neuroscience and Neuroimaging Specialization

This specialization combines the strength of 4 different neuroscience courses into a cohesive learning experience. Taught by Johns Hopkins University, it begins with fundamental neuroscience concepts for neuroimaging. Neuroimaging methods are used with increasing frequency in clinical practice and basic research. Starting with the neuroanatomy of the brain, it then moves into principles of neuroimaging, including experimental design in neuroimaging, functional connectivity MRI, diffusion tensor imaging and spectroscopy imaging.

The specialization then continues with two courses that focus on Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, one of the most widely used techniques for investigating the living, functioning human brain as people perform tasks and experience mental states, and a convergence point for multidisciplinary work. To conclude, the specialization moves into implementation of neurohacking using the R programming language, with the associated packages to perform data manipulation, processing, and analysis of neuroimaging data, using publicly available structural MRI.

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