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  • General

    Contact course faculty: nbe-e4240 (at) aalto.fi

    Professor in charge: Riitta Salmelin riitta.salmelin (at) aalto.fi

    Teaching assistants:

    Silvia Cotroneo silvia.cotroneo (at) aalto.fi

    Susanne Merz susanne.merz (at) aalto.fi


    Lectures: 

            When: Wednesdays 9:15-11, also Thursdays 7.3., 11.4. and 2.5.; note 3-hour sessions 9:15-12 on 10.4. and 11.4.
            Where: Otakaari 1, Y309b (Wed), Y308 (Thu)

    Exercise session:

            When: Thursdays 9:15-11
            Where: Otakaari 1, Y308



    Teaching period: IV-V, 28.2.-22.5.2024

     

    Overview: The aim of this class is to provide an essential research toolkit to prospective neuroscientists, with special focus on experimental human neuroimaging. 

    Learning outcomes: After this course the students will have had a chance to gain important research tools such as:

    • developing critical reading of published work – e.g. writing a review, participating in a constructive group discussion
    • getting to know some of the current topics and controversies in imaging neuroscience
    • developing one’s own research ideas-to-experiments and writing a short research plan for a grant proposal
    • giving and receiving feedback on scientific concepts and text
    • understanding key aspects of research ethics – e.g. studying humans, authorship


    Prerequisites: NBE-E4210 Structure and operation of the human brain (or equivalent knowledge)

    Restrictions: This course is primarily for students of the Human Neuroscience and Technology major. Only a limited number of other students can participate. Participation is limited to 20 students in total.

    Credits: 5 ECT

    Workload: Lectures/contact teaching 30 h, homework 70 h, project work 30 h
    Study material: Lecture slides, scientific articles.
    Assessment methods and criteria: There is no end-course exam. The course grade is determined by weighted grades of learning diaries and a research plan. In order to pass the class, the students are required to attend at least 80% of both lectures (also note specific required sessions here) and exercise sessions and to turn in all the assignments.