Week 11. Motor system
This week we had the last lecture of the course. It was a little difficult to get back to the study of the motor system and control of movements after we
Continue reading...Week 11. Motor system
This week we had the last lecture of the course. It was a little difficult to get back to the study of the motor system and control of movements after we
Continue reading...Week 11. Motor system
This week we had an incredibly interesting and relevant lecture. To be honest, this is the lecture we have been waiting for the most. We were very impressed by the video
Continue reading...Week 10. Mental Illness
The curriculum is slowly ending with only a few lectures left and it is a little upsetting. During these weeks, we managed to learn a lot about the brain and its
Continue reading...Week 9. Wiring the brain
In this week’s lecture we learned about the complexities of human auditory system. In the human ear, from the pinna the waves are funneled further to auditory canal, then onto the
Continue reading...Week 8. Audition
This week we had a nice lecture about chemical control of the brain, virtual excursion to BABA Center, and home exercise.
The lecture was easy to follow and interesting
Continue reading...Week 7. Chemical Control of the Brain and Behavior
This week we did not have lecture on Monday, however we had wonderful offline exercise session at Aalto. On Tuesday, we were at our university for the first
Continue reading...Week 6. Brain anatomy workshop and end of period I
This week we had a lot more reading than usual. However, even though we had to read three chapters, it turned out to be a little easier than reading one from
Continue reading...Week 5. The chemical senses, the eye and the central visual system
This week we dove deep into the neurotransmitter system and its wonders. The topic was extremely interesting and was presented with clinical examples from for example disorders of the neurotransmitter system
Continue reading...Week 4. Neurotransmitter systems
This week was full of interesting information about the process of information transfer at a synapse. During the lecture, we learned about electrical and chemical synapses. In a mature human system
Continue reading...Week 3. Synaptic Transmission and its wonders
The last lecture from the course was about neuronal membrane and the action potential. Even if the topic is not completely new for both of us it was really interesting to
Continue reading...Week 2. Neuronal structures and action potential.