The course is an introduction to measuring human brain structure and function using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We will briefly describe the essentials of human brain anatomy and physiology. The basis of magnetic resonance imaging will be introduced. Structural measures of gray and white matter and functional measures of brain activity will be described. Structural and functional MRI will be presented as methods to address a variety of research questions. Research questions within the linguistics, cognitive sciences and psychology will be emphasized. Experimental design and data analyses techniques adequate for different research questions will be introduced. The promises and challenges of MRI will be discussed in the context of other methods to probe the living human brain.