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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

IR

Mar 26, 2019

I used this as preparation material for a module/test for my graduate degree and i found the videos to be clearer, more complete, and helpful than my actual courses. That is quite impressive.

MS

May 31, 2021

Simply the best MOOC ever on coursera. Very hard and time consuming, but the knowledge one gets from this MOOC is worth the effort. Thank you Dr. White, I am going to miss your lectures.

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By León B P L

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Jul 12, 2019

Excellent to start learning about the brain and really well explained.

By Zhiming W

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Nov 30, 2017

It's useful. And I have learned many new knowledge about neuroscience.

By Stephanie V

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Dec 22, 2016

Amazing! The Professor is very active and wishes the best for everyone

By Jimmy N

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Jun 21, 2016

This is an incredible resource for learning or reviewing neuroscience.

By Bochen Z

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Aug 15, 2021

真的很“医学“，大量篇幅花在神经解剖的教学上，适合初学者建立神经系统的总体观，对于非生物专业出身的理论神经科学学者应该也是不错的补充资料

By César O Q M

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Aug 31, 2022

The best course I´ve ever seen, with the very best professor.

Thanks

By Rafael M

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Aug 30, 2021

One of the best online courses. Great teacher and quality learning.

By Carmen S F

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May 1, 2022

I really learned alot and deep thinking was certainly one of them.

By Eduardo U S

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Sep 4, 2020

excellent teacher, the course is interactive and quite interesting

By Nimish S

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Aug 16, 2020

Great course offered by Dr. White and his team at Duke University.

By Mali M

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Sep 18, 2017

Love This. The best course in neuroscience. Many thanks Dr. white.

By Diego N

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Sep 14, 2020

Excelent! For Latin America, we need more traductions in spanish!

By Jeffrey M

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Jun 20, 2020

Challenging and well done. Thank you for the learning experience.

By Guillaume A

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Aug 8, 2017

Many such interesting things to learn ! Decidedly I love neuro ;)

By Anne M

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May 6, 2017

Incroyable cours, pédagogique, intéressant, le bon rythme! GENIAL

By ayşenur s

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Jan 27, 2024

it is a good class, I learned every thing about the human brain.

By Mohamed A S

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Aug 25, 2016

excellent course, but you need a very good basic on neuroscience

By Thomas F

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Aug 22, 2025

Amazing course. Well-structured. Really well-taught. Thank you!

By berk p

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Aug 1, 2025

I definitely recommend this very detailed and excellent course.

By Omran J

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Dec 28, 2022

An amazing course . It is well organised with very nice content

By Hameer K

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Jan 6, 2019

This course is very interesting an others words brain booster!!

By Dr. E C

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Dec 16, 2016

É um excelente curso para atualização médica. Muito proveitoso.

By DESSOLIERS

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Feb 5, 2026

Merci d'avoir pu profiter de ces cours d'un excellent niveau !

By John S

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May 21, 2021

Exellent ! -A large amount of information presented consisely.

By Mónica J M L

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Apr 15, 2018

Excelente curso, la distribución de los temas y las lecciones.