Principles of fMRI 2
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About this course: This course covers the analysis of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) data. It is a continuation of the course “Principles of fMRI, Part 1”
Created by: Johns Hopkins University, University of Colorado Boulder-
Taught by: Martin Lindquist, PhD, MSc, Professor, Biostatistics
Bloomberg School of Public Health | Johns Hopkins University -
Taught by: Tor Wager, PhD
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, The Institute of Cognitive Science | University of Colorado at Boulder

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About this course: This course covers the analysis of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) data. It is a continuation of the course “Principles of fMRI, Part 1”
Created by: Johns Hopkins University, University of Colorado Boulder-
Taught by: Martin Lindquist, PhD, MSc, Professor, Biostatistics
Bloomberg School of Public Health | Johns Hopkins University -
Taught by: Tor Wager, PhD
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, The Institute of Cognitive Science | University of Colorado at Boulder
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WEEK 1
Week 1
This week we will discuss psychological and behavioral inference, as well as advanced experimental design.
8 videos, 1 reading expand
- Reading: Syllabus
- Video: Module 1A: Crises in neuroscience and psychology: Problems and solutions
- Video: Module 1B: Crises in neuroscience and psychology: Problems and solutions
- Video: Module 2A: Pitfalls and Biases in Interpretation: Circularity, Reverse inference, Voodoo, and Beyond
- Video: Module 2B: Pitfalls and Biases in Interpretation: Circularity, Reverse inference, Voodoo, and Beyond
- Video: Module 3: Meta Analysis
- Video: Module 4: Using meta-analysis to improve inference
- Video: Module 5: Optimizing acquisition for your study goals
- Video: Module 6: Resting-state fMRI
Graded: Quiz 1
WEEK 2
Week 2
This week we will continue with advanced experimental design, and also discuss advanced GLM modeling.
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- Video: Module 7A: Advanced Experimental Design I - Fundamentals of design efficiency
- Video: Module 7B: Advanced Experimental Design I - Fundamentals of design efficiency
- Video: Module 8: Advanced Experimental Design II – Efficiency in fMRI
- Video: Module 9: Advanced Experimental Design III – Optimizing experimental designs with genetic algorithms
- Video: Module 10: Model building: Parametric modulators
- Video: Module 11: Basis Sets II: Smooth FIR, HTW, Basis sets at 2nd level
- Video: Module 12A: Multicolinearity and diagnostics
- Video: Module 12B: Multicolinearity and diagnostics
- Video: Module 13: Robust regression
- Video: Module 14A: Practical group analysis: Procedures and checks
- Video: Module 14B: Practical group analysis: Procedures and checks
Graded: Quiz 2
WEEK 3
Week 3
This week we will focus on brain connectivity.
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- Video: Module 15: Brain Connectivity – different types
- Video: Module 16: Functional Connectivity
- Video: Module 17: Multivariate Decomposition Methods
- Video: Module 18: Dynamic Connectivity
- Video: Module 19: Network Analysis I – Graph theory
- Video: Module 20: Effective Connectivity
- Video: Module 21: Mediation, moderation, and structural models
- Video: Module 21B: Mediation, moderation, and structural models
Graded: Quiz 3
WEEK 4
Week 4
This week we will focus on multi-voxel pattern analysis.
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- Video: Module 22: Directed graphs: DCM
- Video: Module 23: Directed graphs: Granger causality
- Video: Module 24: Principles of causal inference
- Video: Module 25: Multi-voxel Pattern Analysis: A neuroscientific perspective
- Video: Module 25B: Multi-voxel Pattern Analysis: A neuroscientific perspective
- Video: Module 26: MVPA Intro
- Video: Module 27: Performing MVPA I
- Video: Module 28: Performing MVPA II
- Video: Module 29: MVPA-PM Example – NPS - Expand: Social and physical pain
- Video: Module 29B: MVPA-PM Example – NPS - Expand: Social and physical pain
Graded: Quiz 4
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