9.71 Functional MRI of High-Level Vision, Fall 2004
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Author(s)
Kanwisher, Nancy
Alternative Title
Functional MRI of High-Level Vision
Date Issued
December 2004
Abstract
Covers the basics of fMRI, the strengths and limitations of fMRI compared to other techniques, and the design and analysis of fMRI experiments, focusing primarily on experiments on high-level vision. Upon completion, students should be able to understand and critique published fMRI papers, have a good grasp on what is known about high-level vision from fMRI, and design their own fMRI experiments. From the course home page: Course Description Fundamental questions about the human brain can now be answered using straightforward applications of fMRI. This is particularly true in the area of high-level vision, the study of how we interpret and use visual information (including object recognition, visual attention, perceptual awareness, visually guided action, visual memory, and other topics). Students will read, present to the class, and critique current neuroimaging articles, as well as write detailed proposals for experiments of their own. This course covers the basics of fMRI, the strengths and limitations of fMRI compared to other techniques, and the design and analysis of fMRI experiments, focusing primarily on experiments on high-level vision. Upon completion, students should be able to understand and critique published fMRI papers, have a good grasp on what is known about high-level vision from fMRI, and design their own fMRI experiments.
Subjects
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
neural activity
human
brain
noninvasive
resolution
high-level vision
object recognition
visual attention
perceptual awareness
visually guided action
visual memory
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
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