Exciting New Course Alert! NEUR338A/PSYC489C: Decoding the Brain: Machine Learning in Neuroscience
Launching Spring 2027
Are you ready to explore the intersection of neuroscience and machine learning? Students in this unique course will analyze neural data, learn fundamental machine learning concepts, and apply machine learning models to probe and predict cognition and behavior.
The Highlights:
Modeling: Learn the fundamentals of signal processing, supervised, and unsupervised learning models.
Hands-on Coding: Using Python to decode real-world brain data.
Real Data: Analyzing EEG recording and fMRI scans.
Big Goals: Exploring brain decoding and neurodiversity classification.
Ethics First: Tackling bias at every step - from data collection to model training.
This interdisciplinary course is perfect for students passionate about neuroscience, psychology, programming, and AI!
Ready to bridge the gap between the human brain and AI?
To take this course, you must have DATA120 and NEUR200 as prerequisites. If you want to take this course in the Spring 2027 semester, make sure you have these prerequisites completed at the end of the Fall 2026 semester.
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