Neural Circuits Courses and Certifications

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

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

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

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)

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)

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

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

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

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

MITCBMM

Learning About the Physical World - Comparing Humans, Deep Neural Networks, and Probabilistic Programs

Explore intuitive physics and psychology in human cognition, comparing it with AI approaches like deep neural networks and probabilistic programs for understanding the physical world.

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

Artem Kirsanov

Neural Manifolds - The Geometry of Behaviour

Explore the geometry of behavior through neural manifolds, combining topology and neuroscience to understand high-dimensional information in neural circuits. Gain insights into brain function using intuitive explanations.

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

Hackaday

Zach Fredin - Take Your Hardware Idea Through Pilot-Scale Production

Explore hardware prototyping to pilot production with NeuroBytes, an innovative electronic system mimicking neural networks. Learn from Zach Fredin's journey in creating educational tools for understanding neuroscience.

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

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

Data Needed to Drive Conceptual Advances About Learning

Exploring data needs for advancing learning theories, bridging timescales from milliseconds to weeks in neurobiology. Discusses mechanisms of synaptic plasticity and associative learning across molecular, cellular, and circuit levels.

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