Intro to Neuroscience, Overview and goals

This course introduces the foundations of neuroscience, from the biochemistry of neurotransmitters, the electrical basis of action potentials, to the computations performed by neural circuitry and the social implications of atypical neural function. This video introduces my goals for the course and lays out a wholistic approach to understanding brain function as a complex, integrated system. Playlist for all Videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqgZEQsU_8E0l1P9bKR6yKOKPMpoJ_tLR Professor Bing Wen Brunton www.bingbrunton.com @bingbrunton on twitter %%% CHAPTERS %%% 0:00 Introduction and motivation 1:13 How big is your brain? 4:05 Why I like brains 7:33 The longest cell that ever existed? 9:32 The brain is multi-scale in time and space 12:07 The itinerary for this course 14:50 My goals for you 19:04 We don't see with our eyes, but with our brains 24:49 Pre-reqs for the course