Good Brain, Bad Brain: Basics

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University of Birmingham

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Good Brain, Bad Brain: Basics

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Good Brain, Bad Brain: Basics

The course Good Brain, Bad Brain: Basics is an online class provided by University of Birmingham through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

What do we know and what are we discovering about the form and function of the human brain? Find out with this online course.

Course description

Understand your own amazing brain
3 weeks

We will look at what your brain is made of, how these components are organised and how they function.
This information is helping neuroscientists across the globe understand the brain – and how it is able to do everything from stopping you falling off your bike, to making you feel sad that your football team lost their game, to helping you learn how your brain works.

The cells of the nervous system: neurones and glia
Basic neuroanatomy of the brain and the concept of the relationship between structure and function
Basic properties of neurones, including an introduction to the action potential
A brief introduction to the functioning of the synapse
Examples of drugs (legal and therapeutic) that alter the function of neurones and synapses
Examples of brain disorders that illustrate how some functions are highly localised, such as the sensory systems, whilst others are distributed throughout the brain, such as emotion

Describe the key features of the cells that make up the human nervous system that allow them to carry out their function
Explain how the arrangement of these cells within the human brain relates to brain function
Explain how drugs can impact on the normal function of neurones of the brain
Discuss how brain disorders can impact on the functioning of the brain

This course is aimed at anyone with an interest in finding out the fundamentals of how the human brain works. It assumes that you will have basic school-level biological knowledge.
You might be doing your A-levels and considering a neuroscience-related degree; a computer-scientist interested in neural networks; or in business and wondering how the workings of your employees’ brains influences the culture of your business.

University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is a public research university, consistently listed as a leading UK university and ranked among the top 100 in the world.

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Prerequisites & Facts

Good Brain, Bad Brain: Basics

Course Topic

Biology and Biotechnology, Healthcare & Medicine, Science, Engineering & Maths

University, College, Institution

University of Birmingham

Course Skill Level

see course summary

Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Good Brain, Bad Brain: Basics

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / University of Birmingham you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.

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