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Essential Neuroscience: A Beginners Guide

Prof. Basudev Lahiri · IIT Kharagpur

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About

Ever wondered how your brain works? How you think, make decisions, sense the wonderful world around you and communicate with it?

In this course, Essential Neuroscience: A Beginner's Guide, we'll embark on a fascinating journey to explore the intricate world of the nervous system. We'll delve into the brain's structure, its role in controlling our thoughts and actions, and how it communicates with the rest of the body. Get ready to unlock the mysteries of your mind!

Intended audience: Multidisciplinary, Engineering, Life Science, Medicine, Physics

Lectures

Week 1 :

  1. Lecture 01 : Introduction & Overview YouTube
  2. Lecture 02 : genetics YouTube
  3. Lecture 03 : Cellular Components YouTube
  4. Lecture 04 : The Neuron YouTube
  5. Lecture 05 : Glial Cells & Neural Circuit YouTube

Week 2 :

  1. Lecture 06 : Electrical Signals of the Nerve YouTube
  2. Lecture 07 : Synaptic Transmission YouTube
  3. Lecture 08 : Neurotransmitters YouTube
  4. Lecture 09 : Neuroplasticity YouTube
  5. Lecture 10 : Measuring Neural Activities YouTube

Week 3 :

  1. Lecture 11 : Overview of the eye YouTube
  2. Lecture 12 : The Retina YouTube
  3. Lecture 13 : Visual System YouTube
  4. Lecture 14 : Perceiving & Recognizing Objects YouTube
  5. Lecture 15 : Perception of Colour YouTube

Week 4 :

  1. Lecture 16 : Overview of the Auditory System YouTube
  2. Lecture 17 : Sound Localization YouTube
  3. Lecture 18 : The Vestibular System YouTube
  4. Lecture 19 : Olfaction YouTube
  5. Lecture 20 : Olfactory Physiology YouTube

Week 5 :

  1. Lecture 21 : Touch Physiology YouTube
  2. Lecture 22 : Receptors of the Skin YouTube
  3. Lecture 23 : Pain YouTube
  4. Lecture 24 : Taste YouTube
  5. Lecture 25 : Taste Receptors YouTube

Week 6 :

  1. Lecture 26 : Motor Control YouTube
  2. Lecture 27 : Movements YouTube
  3. Lecture 28 : Eye Movement YouTube
  4. Lecture 29 : Anatomy of the Brain-1 YouTube
  5. Lecture 30 : Anatomy of the Brain-2 YouTube

Week 7 :

  1. Lecture 31 : Anatomy of the Brain-3 YouTube
  2. Lecture 32 : Anatomy of the Nervous System YouTube
  3. Lecture 33 : Overview YouTube
  4. Lecture 34 : Risk & Reward YouTube
  5. Lecture 35 : Uncertaininty, Integration & Comparison to reach Decision YouTube

Week 8 :

  1. Lecture 36 : Consciousness - 1 YouTube
  2. Lecture 37 : Consciousness - 2 YouTube
  3. Lecture 38 : Attention YouTube
  4. Lecture 39 : Memory - 1 YouTube
  5. Lecture 40 : Memory - 2 YouTube

Week 9 :

  1. Lecture 41 : Language - 1 YouTube
  2. Lecture 42 : Language - 2 YouTube
  3. Lecture 43 : Emotions - 1 YouTube
  4. Lecture 44 : Emotions - 2 YouTube
  5. Lecture 45 : Sleep YouTube

Week 10 :

  1. Lecture 46 : Stroke YouTube
  2. Lecture 47 : Neuro-oncology YouTube
  3. Lecture 48 : Headache Disorders & Neurologic Pain YouTube
  4. Lecture 49 : Epilepsy YouTube
  5. Lecture 50 : Neurodegenerative diseases YouTube

Week 11 :

  1. Lecture 51 : Mood Disorders : Depression & Bipolar Disorder YouTube
  2. Lecture 52 : Thought Disorders : Psychosis, Schizophrenia YouTube
  3. Lecture 53 : Anxiety Disorders YouTube
  4. Lecture 54 : Addiction & Substance Abuse Disorders YouTube
  5. Lecture 55 : Sleep Disorders YouTube

Week 12 :

  1. Lecture 56 : Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) YouTube
  2. Lecture 57 : The Damaged Brain YouTube
  3. Lecture 58 : Regeneration in the CNS YouTube
  4. Lecture 59 : Neurological Infection & Neurotrauma YouTube
  5. Lecture 60 : Revision YouTube

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Kharagpur
Department
Multidisciplinary
Teacher
Prof. Basudev Lahiri
Level
Graduate
Language
English
Subjects
Biology
Source
NPTEL
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA, as NPTEL states it. Non-commercial use only. NPTEL's terms
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