Brain Dynamics and Connectivity

Catalog description

The course will introduce large-scale spatiotemporal patterns in the neural activities of human brain and their relevance to cognitive functions and neurological diseases. whole-brain neural activities, which can be measured by fMRI or M/EEG, do not fluctuate randomly, but form specific spatiotemporal patterns that are highly reproducible across different conscious states, and are often referred to as functional networks. In the course, the students will learn some of the state-of-art methods of capturing these patterns and evaluate their significance in normal and abnormal brain functions. Zoom attendance is possible but in-person attendance is recommended. There will be in-class practice involving coding and data manipulation, attending in person allows the instructor to help the students debug at the site.