Introduction to Neuroscience
MIT OpenCourseWare's introduction to the mammalian nervous system focuses on the structure and function of the human brain. Lectures cover how nerve cells generate and transmit signals, how sensory systems turn stimuli into perception, how the brain controls movement, and how learning and memory are encoded at the cellular level. A unit on brain diseases connects the basic biology to conditions like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Materials include lecture notes, problem sets, and exams with solutions, drawn from MIT's Brain and Cognitive Sciences department. No enrollment fee is required to access the materials, and the course assumes only introductory biology as background. It works as a first course for anyone wanting a systematic grounding in how the brain is built and how it fails.