HD 4730

Network Neuroscience: Selected Topics

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2016-2017 Catalog.

Neuroscientists increasingly consider complex human behavior as emergent from patterns of functional and structural connectivity within the brain (i.e. neural networks). This has led to the development of network-based theories of brain function as well as the development of sophisticated analytical methods to study the brain's neural architecture. To address these complex issues, in this course, undergraduate students attend a weekly lab meeting for 1.5 hours per week, read pertinent papers, write reaction responses, and work 10.5 hours per week in the laboratory completing tasks that contribute to ongoing research studies.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Required prerequisite: HD 2200 or PSYCH 2230 or BIONB 2220. Recommended prerequisites: PSYCH 4250 or BIONB 4230; HD 4630, HD 4750 or HD 4760.

Outcomes

• A successful student in will learn how complex behaviors are associated with patterns of functional and structural connectivity in the brain.
• Students will demonstrate comprehension of core concepts in network neuroscience through class participation, presentations and written assignments.
• Students will learn approaches to studying functional and structural connectivity in the brain and assess the strengths and weaknesses of each.

Distribution Category (PBS-HE)

When Offered Spring.

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