Today, with the mass availability of online educational courses and resources for individuals looking to expand their knowledge into other fields, learning the basics of neuroscience is something that can now be done in the comfort of one’s own home. While many of these courses cannot take the place of actual classroom and lab study, many of them can help students get an idea of what serious study in the field of neuroscience entails, as well as some valuable foundational knowledge that can be applied in both study and in practice.
The Massachusetts Institute of Science and Technology (MIT) is currently leading the way in offering bona-fide university courses in neuroscience online at no cost. While many of the available courses have yet to fully offer a robust selection of online content to explore, many of them do provide several resources, such as lecture notes, video presentations, assignments and exams. Taking some time to investigate the information provided for these courses online can help psychology students get the background they need to take their knowledge of neuroscience to the next level.
Coursera is also a major up-and-coming resource for students who wish to augment their education with free courses offered online. Of the many courses available for students to complete at their leisure, Coursera offers neuroscience-specific courses such as Medical Neuroscience and Drugs and the Brain, which focuses on how neuroscientific breakthroughs in pharmaceuticals have impacted the study of psychological disorders in recent history.
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