PSYC381-25S2 (C) Semester Two 2025

Applied Neuroscience: Brain Imaging

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 14 July 2025
End Date: Sunday, 9 November 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 27 July 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 28 September 2025

Description

Brain imaging has revolutionized how we investigate the brain; diverse techniques provide in vivo information about brain structure and function. This course uses brain imaging as a lens to understand normal function, development and aging, cognitive and behavioural processes, and disease. We will focus on the application of and interpretation of brain imaging findings and what they reveal about the brain, primarily in humans, but also in relevant animal models. For example, we will examine how even standard structural brain imaging informs us about preterm and neonatal changes and child development; how diffusion brain imaging provides a window on brain integrity and psychological function associated with normal and abnormal adolescent/early adult brain development; cognitive neuroscience through fMRI; and how PET imaging is revolutionizing our understanding of and potential treatment for neurodegenerative disorders. Practical components will provide an introduction to visualizing, analysing, and interpreting brain imaging data.

Prerequisites

Recommended Preparation

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 13:00 - 14:00 E7 Lecture Theatre
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct

Course Coordinator

For further information see School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing Head of Department

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,036.00

International fee $5,188.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing .

All PSYC381 Occurrences

  • PSYC381-25S2 (C) Semester Two 2025
  • PSYC381-25S2 (D) Semester Two 2025 (Distance)