Learning objectives

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Identifying

The major macroanatomical landmarks, cortical and subcortical structures, white- matter tracts, and large-scale brain networks relevant to human neuroanatomy.

Describing

How multimodal approaches (structural MRI, diffusion imaging, functional MRI, neurochemical maps) contribute complementary information to understanding brain organisation.

Explaining

The relevance of neuroanatomical knowledge for interpreting non-invasive neuroimaging data and for recognising patterns associated with neurological and neuropsychological disorders..

Program

Theoretical

Time Title Speaker
09:00 Opening Remark / Announcements
Hiromasa Takemura
09:0509:40 Human Thalamus anatomy and connections with the cortex and subcortical regions
Carmen Cavada
09:4010:15 Callosal connectivity: insight from non-human primate research
Elena Borra
10:1510:25 Break
Schedule break
10:2511:00 Microstructural organization of the primate visual pathway revealed by histology and quantitative MRI
Hiroki Oishi
11:0011:35 Functional correlates of metabolic changes and cognitive decline measured by PET: Exploration of univariate and multivariate approaches
Paule-Joanne Toussaint
11:3511:45 Break
Schedule break
11:4512:20 Learning about human neuroanatomy with intracranial brain stimulation
Dora Hermes
12:2012:55 The Spatially-Embedded Brain
Henry Kennedy
12:55 Close
Hiromasa Takemura
12:5514:00 Lunchtime break (65 mins)
Lunch break

Hands-on

Time Title Speaker
14:0014:45 Task 1: Introduction to connectional neuroanatomy and tools for its study
Stephanie Forkel
14:4515:30 Task 2: Disentangling neighbouring bundles
Alberto Cacciola
15:3015:45 Break
Schedule break
15:4516:30 Task 3: Tractography-dissection bundle comparisons
Laura Vavassori
16:3017:15 Task 4: Structure-function associations
Ludovico Coletta