Learn how to scan and record brain activity as it sends signals to the body with this free online neuroscience course. This free online course explores the human brain and its role in allowing you to think, feel, see, hear and speak as it controls motor function and shapes behaviour. Neurophysiology is the study of the central nervous system and its function. Neuro-instrumentation is the process of scanning, recording and interpreting brain activity. This neuroscience course takes a close look at the intricacies of this fascinating organ that makes us who we are.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 188669 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Diploma |
| Course Duration | 15-20 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Identify the structural design of a neuron • Indicate the function of axons and dendrites • Analyze synapses in neuronal networks • Define the ‘resting membrane potential’ • Describe how to perform EEGs • Define ‘action potentials’ • Explain the function of ion channels in the cell membrane • State the function of transcranial direct current and transcranial magnetic stimulation • Outline the applications for electro-convulsive therapy • Define an ‘event-related potential’ • Discuss the clinical application of different event-related potentials • Recall the process for manufacturing silicon wafers |
| Course Code | 3346 |

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