Course Description
This course is one of the core introductory courses of the Programme that give and overview of the methodologies currently at place to study ccognition and brain function based on neuroimaging and brain intervention techniques. Methods such as functional near-infrared spectroscope (fNIRS), electroencephalography (EEG), magnetoencephalography (MEG), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS), and others will be respectively introduced, which can provide the students with new insights into the structure and function of human brain. Nature and origin of electric, magnetic, light responses of human brain will be discussed throughout the course.
Intended Learning Outcomes
CILO-1: Students will be able to recognize and discuss the main spectrum of the neuroimaging techniques to non-invasively study the human brain function.
CILO-2: Students will be able to recall the basic physical principles, biology, and mathematical computations underlying implementation of each of the core methodologies including EEG, MEG, TMS, fNIRS, tDCS and eye-tracking.
CILO-3: Students will be able to identify key points in academic articles on using introduced core methodologies and discuss in an oral discussion.
CILO-4: Students will be able to design experiments utilizing one or more learned methodologies.