HST 583 Fall 2004 Calendar


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Date
Lecture

Monday 3:00-4:00 and Wednesday 3:00-4:00 PM
Room E25-119 (except as noted)
Lab

Monday 1:00-2:30 PM
Room 1-115 (except as noted)
Discussion

Wednesday 2:00-3:00 PM
Room E25-117
Overview
9/8
Wed		 Introduction to course.
Rick Hoge
Introduction to Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Rick Hoge 		 
Functional Neural Systems
9/13
Mon		 Overview of Neural Systems. Neural Systems I.
Brad Dickerson

Hand out PS # 1.
Introduction to lab, viewing MR images, and MatLab. Safety video.
Rick Hoge		  
9/15
Wed		 Neural Systems II.
Brad Dickerson
   Human subjects safety issues.
Randy Gollub
9/20
Mon		 Class taught in Conference Room 2204 at Bldg. 149, Charlestown Navy Yard
Neural Systems III.
Brad Dickerson		 MGH Martinos Center
MRI Tour
Rick Hoge		  
Imaging Physiology
9/22
Wed		 Overview of Imaging Physiology
Applied respiratory and cardiovascular physiology I.
Robert Banzett
PS #1 due.		   See Bibliography.
9/27
Mon		 Applied respiratory and cardiovascular physiology II.
Robert Banzett

Assign PS # 2.		 1. Intro to fMRI data acquisition and viewing.
Rick Hoge
  
9/29
Wed		 Cerebrovascular anatomy and neural regulation of CNS blood flow.
Brad Dickerson
   Review of imaging physiology.
The big picture of HST 583.
Martin Zalesak
10/4
Mon		 Neurovascular coupling. Global vs. regionally specific changes in CBF and metabolism.
Brad Dickerson		 2. Biophysical basis of fMRI signal. Intro and Lab.
Rick Hoge		  
Experiment Design
10/6
Wed		 General Principles of Experimental Design, pt. 1.
Robert Savoy
PS#2 due.
Assign PS#3.		   See Bibliograhy.
10/11
Mon		 Columbus Day - holiday.
    
10/13
Wed		 General Principles of Experimental Design, pt. 2.
Robert Savoy
Psychological state variables in imaging.
Robert Savoy 		  To be determined.
Physics of Image Acquisition
10/18
Mon		 Overview of structural and functional MRI signal acquisition.
Larry Wald
PS #3 due.
Assign PS #4. 		2. Biophysical basis of fMRI signals, part 2.
Rick Hoge		  
10/20
Wed		 MRI Physics I.
Jorge Jovicich		   Movement artifacts in fMRI.
Rick Hoge
10/25
Mon		 MRI Physics II.
Larry Wald
 3. Improving fMRI signal using physiological data.
Jennifer Melcher & Irina Sigalovsky.
Lab Report #1 due.		  
10/27
Wed		 MRI Physics III.
Larry Wald		   To be determined.
11/1
Mon		 MRI Physics IV.
Jorge Jovicich		 Extra lab session.
Rick Hoge & Martin Zalesak
Lab Report #2 due.		  
11/3
Wed		 Physics of diffusion weighted imaging.
David Tuch		   To be determined.
11/8
Mon		 Diffusion weighted imaging II.
David Tuch		 Diffusion gradients lab.
David Tuch & Rick Hoge
Lab Report #2 due.		  
11/10
Wed		 Mid-term Exam    
Statistical Analysis
11/15
Mon		 Overview of fMRI statistical Analysis. Stats I.
Doug Greve
Handout PS #4.		 5. Statistical analysis of fMRI data, part 1.
Savoy, Hoge, Greve & Vangel
Lab Report #4 due.		  
11/17
Wed		 Stats II.
Doug Greve
  To be determined.
11/22
Mon		 Stats III.
Doug Greve
5. Statistical analysis of fMRI data, part 2.
Savoy, Hoge, Greve & Vangel		  
11/24
Wed		 Stats IV.
Mark Vangel. Slides. Handout. 		  To be determined.
11/29
Mon		 Stats V.
Mark Vangel
PS #4 due.		 6. Morphometric analysis.
David Kennedy & David Salat.
Lab report #5 due.		  
12/1
Wed		 Stats VI.
Mark Vangel		 Lab Report #6 due. To be determined.
Structural and functional analysis.
12/6
Mon		 Spatial normalization for anatomical analysis. DTI applications.
David Kennedy		    
12/8
Wed		 Surface-based anatomical analysis.
David Salat		    
12/13
Mon		 Final Exam (9:00 AM-12:00 PM) E25-119