Neural Circuits Courses and Certifications

Simons Institute

How Fast Is a Neural "Winner-Take-All" When Deciding Between Many Noisy Options?

Explore neural decision-making mechanisms, focusing on the speed and efficiency of "winner-take-all" processes in noisy environments. Gain insights into parallel strategies and canonical circuits.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Simons Institute

A View of Cortex from the Thalamus

Explore the thalamus's role in cortical function, focusing on visual relays, pulvinar, and neural circuits. Gain insights into alternative views of brain organization and evolution.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Simons Institute

A Functional Classification of Glutamatergic Circuits in Cortex and Thalamus

Explore glutamatergic circuits in cortex and thalamus, focusing on functional classification, postsynaptic receptors, and metabotropic components. Gain insights into dynamic basal ganglia and modulation of driver inputs.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Simons Institute

Continuous 8 Hz Alternation between Divergent Representations in the Hippocampus

Explore hippocampal theta sequences and their role in memory, planning, and decision-making. Discover how neural activity alternates between representations of current and future possibilities.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Georgia Tech Research

Neural Circuits for Vision in the Natural World

Explore neural circuits underlying visual processing in natural environments, focusing on cutting-edge research and implications for understanding brain function.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Free Will and Neuroscience

Explore neuroscientific perspectives on free will, examining key experiments, neural anatomy, and the interplay between volitional and non-volitional processes in human behavior and consciousness.

• Coursera
• 9 hours 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Bioelectricity

Understand how biological systems generate electrical signals, and how they can be recorded and induced with manufactured devices.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Why Barry Bonds is Better at Hitting Home Runs - Neural Circuit Scalability

Explore the neural basis of exceptional athletic performance, focusing on how brain region size and specialization contribute to elite skills in sports like baseball.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

How the Brain Makes You - Collective Intelligence and Computation by Neural Circuits

Explore how billions of neurons collectively create intelligence, perception, memory, and imagination through electrical signals, revealing the mysteries of the mind's computational function.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

What Can Physics Tell Us About Ourselves?

Explore how physics explains human lifespan, brain capacity, and our connection to all life. Discover the physical limits of evolution and why we sleep.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

IIT Kanpur;  NPTEL

Neurobiology

Explore the brain's organization and function, from individual neurons to complex circuits enabling sensory perception. Gain insights applicable to neural networks and AI.

• Swayam
• 4 weeks
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

IIT Madras;  NPTEL

Classics in Neuroscience

Explore the foundations of modern neuroscience, from early discoveries to current research. Gain insights into creative processes and understand how historical studies shape today's advancements in the field.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Simons Institute

Pattern Separation and Completion in Subregions of the Hippocampus

Explore cognitive map theory, pattern separation, and memory processes in the hippocampus with insights from neuroscientific research and computational models.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Simons Institute

Thalamocortical System II

Explore thalamocortical system's cell types, synapses, and processing mechanisms. Gain insights into retinal and cortical structures, neurotransmitters, and sensory integration in the brain.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

MITCBMM

How Fly Neurons Compute the Direction of Visual Motion

Explore how fly neurons process visual motion direction, focusing on cellular mechanisms, biophysical models, and recent discoveries in Drosophila's neural circuits for motion detection.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video