Preparation and schedule
IGSIN911: Preparation requirements
Every student should have access to MATLAB®, preferably on their own laptop with the following software installed:
MATLAB. High-level technical computing language and interactive environment for algorithm development, data visualization, data analysis, and numeric computation. UiB students who do not yet have the program should have access via https://apps.uib.no/ or Software Center on their PC. External students should be able to download a free 30-day trial from the MathWorks website: www.mathworks.com/campaigns/products/trials.html?s_tid=srchtitle_site_search_1_trial
SPM12 for MRI analysis. The SPM12 download can be found here: https://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/spm/docs/installation/
CONN toolbox for resting-state fMRI analysis. The CONN toolbox download can be found here: https://web.conn-toolbox.org/resources/conn-installation
When the software is installed, check that the installation worked by doing the following:
Open Matlab
Type "spm" in the Command Window
Click "fMRI"
Click "Toolbox.conn"
Any problems with the installation can hopefully be solved during the first course day, as the program will be used from the second course day onwards.
The dataset to be used during the fMRI exercises can be found here https://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/spm/data/auditory/
IGSIN911: Schedule
Day 1
Location: Rom9A109bP, BB-bygget
10.15-11.00 Introduction, Noora Tuovinen & Ruth Steiger
11.15-12.00 Lecture 1: MRI acquisitions, Ruth Steiger
12.15-13.00 Lunch
13.15-14.00 Lecture 2: Introduction to task-based fMRI, Noora Tuovinen
14.15-15.00 Lecture 3: Introduction to resting-state (rs-)fMRI, Noora Tuovinen
Day 2
Location: Rom B306, Sentralblokka, HUS
09:15-10:00 Lecture 4: Introduction to brain anatomy and fMRI, Noora Tuovinen
10.15-11.00 Lecture 5: Introduction to fMRI preprocessing, Noora Tuovinen
11.15-12.00 Practical session: fMRI preprocessing on SPM12 software
12.15-13.00 Lunch
13.15-14.00 Visit to Nordic NeuroLab (NNL) HQs: Tour through Office (Rooms, Production, Engineering, etc.), NNL introduction
14.15-15.00 NNL visit: Demo/try out the fMRI Essentials System + nordicAudio + nordicComfortPLayer; on volunteers
15.15-16.00 NNL visit: Demo/try out the VisualSystem HD; on volunteers
16:15-17:00 NNL visit: Q&A Session (drinks/snacks, NNL visit)
Day 3
Location: Rom9A109bP, BB-bygget
09:15-10:00 Practical session: fMRI preprocessing on SPM12 software
10.15-11.00 Practical session: fMRI preprocessing on SPM12 software
11.15-12.00 Lunch
12.00-15.00 MRI scanner visit, Ruth Steiger
13.15-14.00 MRI scanner visit, Ruth Steiger
14.15-15.00 MRI scanner visit, Ruth Steiger
15.15-16.00 Practical session: Hands-on homework
Day 4
Location: Seminarrom "Sentralen", Odontologibygget
09:15-10:00 Lecture 6: Theory on task-based fMRI analyses, Ruth Steiger
10.15-11.00 Practical session: Task-based fMRI analyses on SPM12 Software
11.15-12.00 Practical session task-based fMRI analyses on SPM12 Software
12.15-13.00 Lunch
13.15-14.00 Lecture 7: Theory on rs-fMRI analyses, Noora Tuovinen
14.15-15.00 Practical session: Rs-fMRI analyses on CONN toolbox
15.15-16.00 Practical session: Rs-fMRI analyses on CONN toolbox
Day 5
Location: Rom D302, Sentralblokka, HUS
09:15-10:00 Homework presentations
10.15-11.00 Homework presentations
11.15-12.00 Homework presentations
12.15-13.00 Lunch
Schedule
IGSIN913: Schedule
Note: Some demos take place in rooms other than the lectures. Check the specific time for the activity in the schedule below for details.
Week 39, Monday 21 September
Location: Room 9A110bP, BB-bygget
13:00-13:45 Welcome and presentation of the course, Marco Hirnstein (UoB)
14:00-16:00 Neurotransmission & Neurophysiology, Aamra Mahboob (UoB)
Week 39, Tuesday 22 September
Location: Room 9A109bP, BB-bygget
09:15-12:30 Basic neuroanatomy: "The Human Brain - A Painting and Crafts Course" - Part I, Janina Kirsch (University Freiburg) & Jelena Mrdalj (UoB)
13:30-16:45 Basic neuroanatomy: "The Human Brain - A Painting and Crafts Course" - Part II, Janina Kirsch (University Freiburg) & Jelena Mrdalj (UoB)
Week 39, Wednesday 23 September
Location: Room 9A109bP, BB-bygget
09:00-10:00 Presentation PhD project, Marco Hirnstein (UoB)
10:15-12:00 Basic neuroanatomy: "The Human Brain - A Painting and Crafts Course" - Part III, Janina Kirsch (University Freiburg) & Jelena Mrdalj (UoB)
13:00-15:00 Basic neuroanatomy: Dissection of the brain - demo, Jelena Mrdalj (UoB). Location: Disseksjonssal Posterior (2. floor, BB-bygget)
Week 39, Thursday 24 September
Location: Room 9A110bP, BB-bygget
09:00 - 10:00 Presentation PhD project, Marco Hirnstein (UoB)
10:15 - 12:00 Basic genetics, Stephanie Le Hellard (UoB)
13:30 - 14:15 Demo. Next Generation Sequencing - Decoding Gene Expressions in CNS, Carla P.D. Fernandes (UoB) room 6.2, Laboratory building
14:30 - 16:45 Epigenetics in psychiatric disorders, Stephanie Le Hellard (UoB) Room Konferanserom, BB-bygget
Week 39, 25 September
Location: 3F15 Borgarskaret, Alrek
09:00-10:00 Presentation PhD project, Marco Hirnstein (UoB)
10:15-12:45 Neuropsychiatry: Schizophrenia, Erik Johnsen (UoB)
13:30-15:30 Memory, Kamilla Gjerland Haugland-Pruitt (UoB)
Week 40, 28 September
Location: Room 9A109bP, BB-bygget
09:00-10:00 Presentation PhD project, Marco Hirnstein (UoB)
10:15-12:45 Emotion, affect and the brain, Stefan Koelsch (UoB)
13:30-16:15 Biological rhythms and sleep, Janne Grønli (UoB)
Week 40, 29 September
Location: 3F9 Hardbakka, Alrek
09:15-12:00 Clinical neuropsychology, Lin Sørensen (UoB)
12:45-15:30 Demo: Neuropsychological tests, Eike Wehling (UoB)
Week 40, 30 September
Location: Room 9A109bP, BB-bygget
09:00-10:00 Presentation PhD project, Marco Hirnstein (UoB)
10:15-12:00 Human electrophysiology: EEG/ERP Daniela Pfabigan (UoB)
12:45-14:00 Demo of in vivo reg in the rat/EEG-ERP, Aamra Mahboob/Daniela Pfabigan (UoB). Location: EEG LAB C, 9B101dP
14:30-16:00 Demo of in vivo reg in the rat/EEG-ERP, Aamra Mahboob/Daniela Pfabigan (UoB). Location: EEG LAB C, 9B101dP
Week 40, 01 October
Location: Room Auditorium 2, BB-bygget
09:00-12:00 Non-invasive brain stimulation: Methods and applications, Marco Hirnstein (UoB)
12:45-15:30 Brain imaging: fMRI - Methods & Applications, Karsten Specht (UoB)
Week 40, 02 October
Location: Room 9A110bP, BB-bygget
09:15-11:00 Language and Neuroimaging, Karsten Specht (UoB)
11:15-13:00 Demonstration MR Scanner, Karsten Specht (UoB). Location: MR facilities, Haukeland Hospital
13:00-14:00 Evaluation of the IGSIN course & Lunch, Marco Hirnstein (UoB), Location: Canteen, 4th floor