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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Medical Neuroscience by Duke University

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About the Course

Medical Neuroscience explores the functional organization and neurophysiology of the human central nervous system, while providing a neurobiological framework for understanding human behavior. In this course, you will discover the organization of the neural systems in the brain and spinal cord that mediate sensation, motivate bodily action, and integrate sensorimotor signals with memory, emotion and related faculties of cognition. The overall goal of this course is to provide the foundation for understanding the impairments of sensation, action and cognition that accompany injury, disease or dysfunction in the central nervous system. The course will build upon knowledge acquired through prior studies of cell and molecular biology, general physiology and human anatomy, as we focus primarily on the central nervous system. This online course is designed to include all of the core concepts in neurophysiology and clinical neuroanatomy that would be presented in most first-year neuroscience courses in schools of medicine. However, there are some topics (e.g., biological psychiatry) and several learning experiences (e.g., hands-on brain dissection) that we provide in the corresponding course offered in the Duke University School of Medicine on campus that we are not attempting to reproduce in Medical Neuroscience online. Nevertheless, our aim is to faithfully present in scope and rigor a medical school caliber course experience. This course comprises six units of content organized into 12 weeks, with an additional week for a comprehensive final exam: - Unit 1 Neuroanatomy (weeks 1-2). This unit covers the surface anatomy of the human brain, its internal structure, and the overall organization of sensory and motor systems in the brainstem and spinal cord. - Unit 2 Neural signaling (weeks 3-4). This unit addresses the fundamental mechanisms of neuronal excitability, signal generation and propagation, synaptic transmission, post synaptic mechanisms of signal integration, and neural plasticity. - Unit 3 Sensory systems (weeks 5-7). Here, you will learn the overall organization and function of the sensory systems that contribute to our sense of self relative to the world around us: somatic sensory systems, proprioception, vision, audition, and balance senses. - Unit 4 Motor systems (weeks 8-9). In this unit, we will examine the organization and function of the brain and spinal mechanisms that govern bodily movement. - Unit 5 Brain Development (week 10). Next, we turn our attention to the neurobiological mechanisms for building the nervous system in embryonic development and in early postnatal life; we will also consider how the brain changes across the lifespan. - Unit 6 Cognition (weeks 11-12). The course concludes with a survey of the association systems of the cerebral hemispheres, with an emphasis on cortical networks that integrate perception, memory and emotion in organizing behavior and planning for the future; we will also consider brain systems for maintaining homeostasis and regulating brain state....

Top reviews

AA

Sep 19, 2020

BEST COURSE EVER.Even though my brain almost exploded from trying to keep up, it was definitely worth it. I can proudly say that I gained more than I could ever have imagined from the course.

SA

Nov 16, 2017

I found this course extremely useful. It was exactly what I needed and expected. A structured study of the brain and the spinal chord starting at the cellular level. A perfect course!

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By Grace Y

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Dec 13, 2025

It was amazing!

By Rodríguez P V

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Nov 19, 2025

excelente curso

By Hugo A E L

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Jul 7, 2025

EXCELENTE CURSO

By Nadia S

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Jun 18, 2022

fabulous course

By Caroline R

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Sep 30, 2020

Curso perfeito!

By Pedro A

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Sep 10, 2020

Curso excelente

By Adam Z

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Jun 15, 2018

Simply amazing.

By Neha G

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Aug 10, 2017

Excellent......

By Jorge A D M

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Nov 21, 2016

Excelente Curso

By kumar s

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Feb 9, 2022

OUTSTANDING!!!

By Itay I

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Nov 28, 2021

Amazing course

By Kebbyn A S T

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Oct 2, 2020

Muy buen curso

By M S

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Jun 17, 2020

Amazing course

By irineu z

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May 4, 2020

excelent curse

By Jerónimo A M

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Dec 26, 2016

muy buen curso

By Андрей А С

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Dec 2, 2024

Great course!

By Amel A S

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Aug 11, 2024

Great courses

By Dejan N

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Sep 14, 2023

Great course.

By SUBASH C .

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Apr 26, 2021

Nice to work.

By Murilo S S P

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Feb 23, 2021

Sensacional!!

By Daniel B H

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Oct 2, 2019

Just amazing!

By Julia N

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Jul 12, 2019

Thanks a lot!

By Rodrigo C Q R

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Jul 6, 2018

Great course!

By Jorge V

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Feb 23, 2018

Very complete

By Saeed J

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Aug 14, 2017

life-changing