Tentative Schedule of Topics:
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March 31
Overview &
Goals
April 7
Discussion Topic: Measurement of electrical activity in the brain. EEG/ERP and their neural basis.
Laboratory Topic: Working with Matlab, EEGLAB, and data files
Reading Material: Luck (2005) Ch. 1 & Ch. 2
April 14 No Class (CNS)
April 21
Discussion Topic: Recording EEG & dealing with artifacts
Laboratory Topic: Recording & Preprocess
April 28
Discussion Topic: Design, Analysis, & Interpretation of ERP experiments
Laboratory Topic: Recording, Extracting & Quantifying ERPs
May 5
Discussion Topic: Alternative approaches to analyzing EEG data
Laboratory Topic: Recording & Analysis
May 12 No Class (VSS)
May 19
Discussion Topic: Approaches to localization & combining with fMRI
Laboratory Topic: Recording & Source Localization
May 26 No Class (Memorial Day)
June 2:
Student
presentations