Understanding higher cognition in terms of brain anatomy, physiology and chemistry

Section 3: The anatomy and physiology of the brain

How the brain fits together; the properties of neurons, axons and dendrites; the chemistry of neurons; the major anatomical structures – cortex, hippocampus, thalamus, basal ganglia, basal forebrain, amygdala, hypothalamus, cerebellum.

 

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Lecture 4. Overview of brain anatomy, physiology and chemistry

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Lecture 5. Neuron information processing

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Lecture 6. Neurochemistry implementing neuron processes

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Lecture 7. Major brain structures – cortex

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Lecture 8. Major brain structures – hippocampus & thalamus

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Lecture 9. Major brain structures – basal ganglia and basal forebrain

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Lecture 10. Major brain structures – amygdala, hypothalamus and cerebellum

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