The Athena Institute for Mechanistic Science develops higher education science curricula to provide students with the most cutting-edge and up-to-date scientific knowledge available
Neuroscience Curriculum
Neuroimaging data is widely available for secondary analysis but largely inaccessible to social scientists. This curriculum guides the average social scientist through the process of integrating existing neuroimaging data and analysis into their skill sets. The curriculum begins with an introduction to the mechanistic framework necessary for integrating neuroscience with social science, the history of studying the brain, and foundations of the brain and neuroimaging technologies. The second portion of the curriculum addresses instruction in the coding languages and software program for analysis and includes step by step instructions for uploading, cleaning, analyzing, and interpreting existing neuroimaging data. The curriculum concludes with case studies, guided practice problems, and example data sets. It is organized in 8 modules that are flexible with internal content that instructors can shift around to meet their instructional goals. The neuroscience curriculum also includes a full complement of quiz question banks, instructional videos, and other auxiliary materials.