Course Syllabus
Table of Contents
Course Dates:
This course runs once a year in the summer. For details on the next iteration of this course, please visit the overview page.
Course Website
When registered for the course, you will be provided a personalized username and password that allows you to sign-in.
Course Directors:
P. Ellen Grant, MD | Professor and Pediatrics and Radiology, Harvard Medical School
Alexander Lin, PhD | Assistant Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School
Course Topics
This course includes the following topics and was designed to be taken at your own pace.
Course Introduction
1 week
Unit 1: Electroencephalography (EEG)
1 week
Unit 2: Magnetoencephalography (MEG)
1 week
Unit 3: Quantitative near-infrared spectroscopy (qNIRS)
1 week
Unit 4: Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)
1 week
Unit 5: Introduction to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
1 week
Unit 5.1: Anatomical MRI
1 week
Unit 5.2: Diffusion MRI
1 week
Unit 5.3: Functional MRI (fMRI)
1 week
Unit 5.4: Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS)
1 week
Unit 5.5: Cerebrovascular monitoring (CVM)
1 week
Course Conclusion
1 week
Participant Expectations
Participants are expected to dedicate 2-4 hours of time to the course each week. Course activities include watching videos, completing assessments, reading supplemental resources, and participating in message board discussions.
A full course schedule has been included above. Participants may work through the course at their own pace, but must meet all course deadlines in order to remain eligible for a certificate of completion.
Completing the Course
Each participant is eligible for a certificate of completion upon viewing all course lecture videos and completing course assignments.
Eligible participants may request certificates of completion through the end of the course evaluation survey, which is available as part of the course conclusion via the course website.