Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: ELECTROMAGNETISM AND THE BRAIN

Department: Electrical & Computer Eng.

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Human brain activity is a specific form bioelectromagnetism, which is the multi-disciplinary study of the electromagnetic (EM) phenomena that arise in biological tissues. This class studies the considerable variety of “brain signals” and the generation of their corresponding EM fields that can be detected with electric and magnetic sensors. What is the intrinsic information of each signal type and in what context are those useful? Topics include EM, biophysics, spectral analysis, forward modeling, reciprocity, source localization, and the electrode/insulator design. Your final team project will build a finite element model (FEM) of brain activity and/or biophysical model and analyze those signals in a specific application. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: ELEC 583. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Introductory courses in physics, e.g. Physics 102 or 112 or 126, and time-series signal analysis, e.g., ELEC 242 or NEUR 383. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ELEC 481 if student has credit for ELEC 583.