Neuroscience

Organization of the nervous system -- Neuron excitation -- Synapses -- Neurotransmitters -- Elements of neural computing -- Somatosensory systems -- Vision -- Hearing -- Smell and taste -- Motor function: spinal cord and brainstem -- Movement: cortex, cerebellum and basal ganglia -- Neuroendocrinology and autonomic functions -- Brain and behaviour -- Learning and memory -- Neuroscience methods.

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