Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences (Master’s Course)
Lecture Code TB000243 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 特別研究
Subject Name
(Katakana)
トクベツケンキュウ
Subject Name in
English
Research
Instructor CHIKAZOE JUNICHI
Instructor
(Katakana)
チカゾエ ジュンイチ
Campus Kasumi Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  Second Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2nd) Inte
Lesson Style Experiment Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive), Online (on-demand)
Lecture-based, Exercise-based, Discussion, Student presentations, In-class work, Programming 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction B : Japanese/English
Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area(Area) 26 : Biological and Life Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 04 : Life Sciences
Eligible Students
Keywords Neuroscience, fMRI, Machine Learning, Sensation, Perception, Emotion, Affect, Deep Learning 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
The objective of this course is to apply machine learning to human fMRI data to investigate neuroscience-related questions and to publish the results as a research paper. 
Class Schedule lesson1 Introduction to Machine Learning (1)
lesson2 Introduction to fMRI (1)
lesson3 Introduction to Machine Learning (2)
lesson4 Introduction to fMRI (2)
lesson5 Introduction to Machine Learning (3)
lesson6 Introduction to fMRI (3)
lesson7 Research Planning and Execution (1)
lesson8 Research Planning and Execution (2)
lesson9 Research Planning and Execution (3)
lesson10 Research Planning and Execution (4)
lesson11 Research Planning and Execution (5)
lesson12 Analysis and Presentation of Research Results (1)
lesson13 Analysis and Presentation of Research Results (2)
lesson14 Analysis and Presentation of Research Results (3)
lesson15 Analysis and Presentation of Research Results (4) 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
The Elements of Statistical Learning(Hastie et al. )
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Huettel et al.) 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Text, Handouts, Microsoft Teams, Zoom
(More Details)  
Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Paired Reading, PBL (Problem-based Learning)/ TBL (Team-based Learning), Project Learning
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
To understand the fundamentals of statistics and machine learning.
To acquire the foundational knowledge necessary to avoid common pitfalls, such as the misuse of machine learning techniques.
To correctly understand typical problems such as overfitting and data leakage.
To learn how these issues can cause problems in the context of conducting fMRI experiments.

 
Requirements  
Grading Method Evaluation will be based on the research attitude and the depth of understanding in statistics and machine learning. 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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