12. CURRENT ISSUES IN CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE: THE HUMAN BRAIN AND ITS DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE LIFESPAN.

Aim
The course on Current Issues in Clinical Neuroscience, focussing on advances in brain MRI, is part of the new curriculum of the PhD program Clinical and Experimental Neuroscience (RMI.) It is the first time that this yearly course will be provided. This year the department of Neurology has taken care of a very nice and interesting program, which will be attractive for all PhD students, whether you are a clinician or a fundamental researcher.

Contents
During four highly interesting sessions, with top keynote speakers, you will be taken on a journey into the highly fascinating world of brain MRI. The course will cover basic principles as well as the necessary depth for those with experience. Each session will cover basic principles of the technique, the means of applying the technique, pitfalls and new developments in the field as well as the use of the technique in clinical practice and clinical neuroscience research.

The topics of the four sessions are:
-Functional MRI
-Zooming in on the network: structural and functional connectivity
-4-dimensional MRI: monitoring brain volume change over time in health and disease
-MRI in cerebrovascular disease

Difference between PhD- and master-course
n.a.

Duration of the course / ECTS
The course is accredited with 1.1 EC (32 hours)

Format
See above

Maximum number of participants
n.a.

Organizers
RMI-Utrecht

Year / dates next course
The course will be given on May 7, 8, 14 and 15, 2012.

Program of course
See preliminary program.

Registration through
For registration please send an e-mail to Krista Poel (k.poel@umcutrecht.nl).