本課程包含有一套含解答檔的考試檔案以及精選的課堂筆記以供下載。

This course features a set of exams with solutions files and a selection of downloadable lecture notes.

本課程一開始將針對神經細胞介紹其構造，神經脈衝的傳遞，神經細胞間的訊息傳遞，藥物對訊息傳遞的影響，以及神經細胞在大腦及脊椎的發生學。接下來將介紹諸如聽覺、視覺以及觸覺等感覺系統，以及討論像光之類的物理能量如何被轉換成神經訊號，這些訊號在腦中如何傳遞以及處理。其他主題包括自主性運動的控制，腦部疾病的神經化學基礎，以及控制睡眠和意識、學習和記憶的系統。

This course begins with the study of nerve cells which includes their structure, the propagation of nerve impulses and transfer of information between nerve cells, the effect of drugs on this process, and the development of nerve cells into the brain and spinal cord. Next, sensory systems such as hearing, vision and touch are covered as well as a discussion on how physical energy such as light is converted into neural signals, where these signals travel in the brain and how they are processed. Other topics include the control of voluntary movement, the neurochemical bases of brain diseases, and those systems which control sleep and consciousness, learning and memory.