Neural Circuits Courses and Certifications

Georgia Tech Research

Neural Circuits for Vision in the Natural World

Explore neural circuits underlying visual processing in natural environments, focusing on cutting-edge research and implications for understanding brain function.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Labroots

Neural Circuits for Social Competence

Explore how the brain enables social navigation through cutting-edge research on medial prefrontal cortex circuits, optogenetics, and machine learning in mouse models.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Simons Institute

Continuous 8 Hz Alternation between Divergent Representations in the Hippocampus

Explore hippocampal theta sequences and their role in memory, planning, and decision-making. Discover how neural activity alternates between representations of current and future possibilities.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Simons Institute

How Fast Is a Neural "Winner-Take-All" When Deciding Between Many Noisy Options?

Explore neural decision-making mechanisms, focusing on the speed and efficiency of "winner-take-all" processes in noisy environments. Gain insights into parallel strategies and canonical circuits.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Simons Institute

A View of Cortex from the Thalamus

Explore the thalamus's role in cortical function, focusing on visual relays, pulvinar, and neural circuits. Gain insights into alternative views of brain organization and evolution.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Simons Institute

A Functional Classification of Glutamatergic Circuits in Cortex and Thalamus

Explore glutamatergic circuits in cortex and thalamus, focusing on functional classification, postsynaptic receptors, and metabotropic components. Gain insights into dynamic basal ganglia and modulation of driver inputs.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

How the Brain Makes You - Collective Intelligence and Computation by Neural Circuits

Explore how billions of neurons collectively create intelligence, perception, memory, and imagination through electrical signals, revealing the mysteries of the mind's computational function.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

MITCBMM

The Neural Circuits for Face Recognition

Explore neural circuits for face recognition, including a newly discovered temporal pole region. Learn about face processing systems, computational principles, and their implications for visual intelligence.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Institute for Advanced Study

Towards a Computational Model of the Brain - Tools for Mapping and Perturbing Neural Circuits - Ed Boyden

Explore cutting-edge tools and techniques for mapping and manipulating neural circuits, advancing our understanding of brain structure and function at unprecedented levels of detail.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM)

Reconstructed Rhythm-Generation by Neural Circuits in Two Sea Slugs

Explore biologically plausible models of swim center pattern generators in sea slugs, examining network-level bursting, stability mechanisms, and resilience to perturbations using dynamical systems and machine learning.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

MGH Martinos Center

Large-Scale Imaging of Neural Circuits: New Frontiers in Mapping the Human Connectome

Explore cutting-edge techniques for large-scale neural circuit imaging and advancements in mapping the human connectome with Dr. Anastasia Yendiki.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Georgia Tech Research

Perception in Action: Neural Circuits for Active Auditory and Tactile Decision-making

Explore neural circuits for active auditory and tactile decision-making in perception, presented by Dr. Chris Rodgers from Emory University.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 8 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

Neural Circuits for Learning and Execution of Complex Behaviours

Explore neural circuits involved in learning and executing complex behaviors in this talk by Ashesh Dhawale at the ICTS Discussion Meeting on Neuroscience, Data Science and Dynamics.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Simons Foundation

Cryptic Changes to Degenerate Neurons and Circuits Elicited by Temperature: Effects of Climate Change on Neural Dynamics - January 22, 2025

Explore groundbreaking research on how temperature changes and environmental perturbations affect neural circuits and animal resilience, with insights into climate change impacts on biological systems.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Free Will and Neuroscience

10 ratings at Coursera

Explore neuroscientific perspectives on free will, examining key experiments, neural anatomy, and the interplay between volitional and non-volitional processes in human behavior and consciousness.

• Coursera
• 9 hours 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course