3 Courses
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Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 1: The Electrical Properties of the Neuron
Learn how electricity makes the neurons in your brain tick. You'll learn the fundamentals of bioelectricity, the importance of resting potential, the properties of passive membranes, action potentials, their currents, and their role in the nervous system and how you can do neuroscience in your home.
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Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 2: Neurons and Networks
Discover how neurons work together to create complex networks inside the brain. You'll learn the basics of synapses, how neurons communicate with each other, how interconnected neurons in neuronal circuits interact with each other and the role of neuromodulation in the firing of synapses.
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Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 3: The Brain
Discover what makes your brain tick in this third course in our introductory series in neuroscience. You'll learn how sensory perception works in the brain, how the physiology of vision, hearing, taste, smell, touch, motor control and other senses work, the basic anatomy of functional areas of the brain, the visual system of the brain, how the motor subsystems of the brain execute and coordinate our movement and the critical brain systems that keep us alive.
Based on the introductory neurobiology courses taught at Harvard College, Fundamentals of Neuroscience is a three-part series that explores the structure and function of the entire nervous system — from the microscopic inner workings of a single nerve cell to the staggering complexity of the brain.
You’ll study the electrical properties of individual neurons, examine how neurons pass signals to one another, and how complex dynamics result from just a few neurons. You’ll explore sensation, perception, and the physiology of functional regions of the brain.
Through fun animations, documentaries, and interactive virtual labs discover what makes the brain tick and how we perceive the world around us.
Sample Modules
What you will learn
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Fundamentals of bioelectricity
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The importance of resting potential
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The properties of passive membranes
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Action potentials, their currents, and their role in the nervous system
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How you can do neuroscience in your home
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Basics of synapses
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How neurons communicate with each other
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How interconnected neurons in neuronal circuits interact with each other
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How the physiology of vision, hearing, taste, smell, touch, motor control and other senses work
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How sensory perception works in the brain
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