Cognitive Neuroimaging Methods in High-Level Vision

3 Credits.

This course is an advanced seminar and research practicum. It provides students with the opportunity to learn about fMRI methods used in cognitive neuroscience and to gain hands-on experience developing, designing, and analyzing a research study on topics in the cognitive neuroscience of high-level vision. In the first part of the course, students will learn about common fMRI designs and analysis methods. In the second part, students will build practical skills in fMRI data analysis, from preprocessing to group-level analyses. By the end of the course, students are expected to independently analyze an fMRI dataset and write a paper in a short journal-article format reporting their results. Research topics will vary, with a special focus on high-level visual processing.