Lecturer: Martin Tik, Anna-Lisa Schuler
Fields: Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Neuroscience, Neuroimaging
Content
In this course we will discuss basics, applications and hot topics for two of the most popular magnets in brain research: TMS and MRI. While fMRI allows for the depiction of neural underpinning underlying task processing, TMS as a neuromodulation technique allows for the targeted manipulation of these processes. This course will be dedicated to give an overview about both of the techniques and the advantages of their combination.
Session 1: In session one we will give an overview about the history of magnets in cognitive neuroscience and the evolution of the methods of interest (TMS, fMRI). We will furthermore explain the technical basics and the composition of these devices.
Session 2: In session two we will discuss the physiological mechanisms of action underlying the techniques including blood oxygenation and neuronal action potentials. Then we will give an overview about different applications of TMS and fMRI including exemplary research.
Session 3: In this session we will discuss specific applications of combining TMS with fMRI in cognitive neuroscience and clinical medicine. In the second part of this session, participants will have the opportunity to plan their hypothetical own TMS and fMRI experiments in small groups.
Session 4: Participants will discuss their projects in a plenum. Finally, there will be a summary, question round and wrap up of the course.
Learning goals:
– Basic principles of TMS and fMRI
– Applications of TMS and fMRI
– Direct transfer of these contents to own research
Literature
- Chen, J. E., & Glover, G. H. (2015). Functional magnetic resonance imaging methods. Neuropsychology review, 25, 289-313.
- Pitcher, D., Parkin, B., & Walsh, V. (2021). Transcranial magnetic stimulation and the understanding of behavior. Annual Review of Psychology, 72, 97-121.
- Burke, M. J., Fried, P. J., & Pascual-Leone, A. (2019). Transcranial magnetic stimulation: Neurophysiological and clinical applications. Handbook of clinical neurology, 163, 73-92.
Lecturer
Martin Tik is a Group Leader at the Medical University of Vienna. His main research interests lie in advancing the method of interleaving TMS with fMRI and the improvement of depression treatment using the combination of these methods.
Affiliation: Medical University of Vienna
Homepage: https://www.martintik.at/
Anna-Lisa Schuler is a Post-Doctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences. She is mainly interested in the combination of TMS with fMRI in cognitive and clinical neuroscience including language processing and plasticity in healthy and neuropsychiatric populations.
Affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Homepage: https://twitter.com/AnnaLisaSchule1