NE 422: Introduction to Neuroimaging

Course Description

Basic physics and physiology associated with imaging approaches that are unlocking the secrets of organization and function in both health and disease in the human brain at both the microscale and the macroscale. From cellular structure to metabolic signals to electrical signaling, this course will cover fundamental neuroimaging techniques and provide access to representative data sets to help the student understand the types of neuroscience questions that can be answered by the technologies. From the microscale, including multiphoton microscopy, neural circuit reconstruction, and brain clearing techniques to macroscale electrophysiology, hemodynamics, and molecular imaging approaches. Students will process data from these modalities using MATLAB or other specialized analysis software. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: BIOE 210, BIOE 310, NE 330.