Biotechnology for Neuroscience

Neuroimaging II

Neuroimaging II

Academic year 2025/2026

Sommario del corso

• Course objectives
• Results of learning outcomes
• Program
• Course delivery
• Learning assessment methods
• Suggested readings and bibliography
• Teaching Modules
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Course objectives

Students will develop a good knowledge and understanding of the following subject contents:

- Acquisition of in-depth knowledge of the applications of imaging technologies applied to clinical and experimental studies of structural and functional changes of the human brain, in physiological and pathological conditions.

- Acquisition of in-depth knowledge of the computer algorithms used for the analysis and integration of neuroimaging data.

Results of learning outcomes

- Ability to correctly apply scientific methodology to the study of the anatomical and functinal trajectories of the human brain.

- Ability to apply morphological, functional, and genetic analysis methodologies to the study of human brain changes in healthy and disease cases.

- Ability to combine the knowledge of genetics and imaging techniques for developing new diagnostic strategies.

Program

The course is divided in three modules:

- FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING  (Jordi Manuello, 1 CFU)
- NEUROIMAGING GENETICS (Fabrizio Pizzagalli, 2 CFU)
- CLINICAL NEUROIMAGING II (Giovanni Morana, 1 CFU)

Please refer to the single modules for program details.

Course delivery

Students will engage in frontal lessons and hands-on running experiments, and space will be given to questions and open debate.

Learning assessment methods

The achievement of the expected learning outcomes will be separately assessed for each module. The final grade will be the average of the those of the three modules, weighted on the CFU bases.

- CLINICAL NEUROIMAGING II

Written test consisting of 10 multiple choice questions of which only one correct (3 points will be awarded for each correct answer. No points for each incorrect answer.

- FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING

Oral examination, with evaluation in the range 0-30.

- Müller et al., “Ten simple rules for neuroimaging meta-analysis”, 2018 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.11.012.

- Cauda et al., “Brain structural alterations are distributed following functional, anatomic and genetic connectivity”, 2018 https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awy252

- Manuello et al., “Six actions to improve detection of critical features for neuroimaging coordinate-based meta-analysis preparation” https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104659

Further readings will be suggested during the course

Teaching Modules

• Clinical neuroimaging II (NEU0274C)
• Functional neuroimaging (NEU0274A)
• Neuroimaging genetics (NEU0274B)

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