COURSES AND LECTURES
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SYNAPSES, NEURONS AND BRAINS
Taught by Dr. Prof. Idan Segev, this is an introductory course offered on Coursera which lasts about 10 weeks with 20 hours of coursework and tests.
Difficulty Level: Beginner.
Suggested Prerequisites: Calculus (The course does not delve deep into the math behind the concepts but does introduce the equations behind them)
COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE
This course taught by Dr Adrienne Fairhall and Dr Rajesh Rao is 8 weeks long with about 27 hours of lessons and tests.
It is mathematically extensive and aims to build on theoretical concepts with computational methods using Python/MATLAB/Octave.
Difficulty Level: Intermediate/ Advanced
Suggested Prerequisites: Advanced Calculus, Information Theory, Python/MATLAB/Octave, Probability Theory, Signal Processing
FUNDAMENTALS OF NEUROSCIENCE-1
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This course taught by Dr David Cox gives a fantastic introduction to neuronal properties and membrane dynamics.
The interactive exercises make this course an extremely fun and informative experience along with creative use of visualisations and analogies.
Difficulty Level: Beginner
Suggested Prerequisites: High School Chemistry
FUNDAMENTALS OF NEUROSCIENCE-2
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In the second part of the three-course series, this course builds on the properties of neurons taught in the first course by introducing neuronal communication and small networks.
Difficulty Level: Beginner
Suggested Prerequisites: None
FUNDAMENTALS OF NEUROSCIENCE-3
The last part of the Fundamentals of Neuroscience series on edX focuses on explaining the various functions of the neuronal networks with respect to vision, touch, audition and movement.
Difficulty Level: Beginner
Suggested Prerequisites: Course 1 and 2
LIGHT, SPIKE, AND SIGHT: THE NEUROSCIENCE OF VISION
This archived course from MITx goes over fundamental concepts pertaining to visual information processing in the cortex.
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Difficulty Level: Beginner
Suggested Prerequisites: None
