Neuroimaging of the Disordered Brain

About this course

This course presents novel discoveries in the field of psychiatry through the lens of neuroimaging experiments. The main human brain imaging research techniques (fMRI, DTI, PET) are introduced both from a theoretical and practical perspective through image analysis labs. The course reviews key functional and structural changes in the human brain in psychiatric disorders such as major depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and autism, and informs on current and future treatment alternatives.

Pre-requisites

One year of biology and one course in either neuroscience, physiological psychology, or biological psychology at university level.

Faculty

Julian Macoveanu

Faculty

Ph.D. (Medical Sciences (Neuroscience), Karolinska Institute, Sweden, 2006). Ph.D. Licentiate of Engineering (Computational Biology), University of Linköping, Sweden, 2005) MSc. (Biochemistry, Stockholm University, 2002). Postdoctoral Research Associate, Danish Research Center for Magnetic Resonance (DRCMR) Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre. With DIS since 2014.