It is a must course for medical students , I wish all have access to it. Love it very much

Exceptionally well presented, well researched and relevant course. Very educative.

Terrible terrible terrible!!! I take classes about sleep disorders and I was recommended to take a class in neuroscience first. But the class here are just an advertisement. They just talk about themselves and what they are doing,what I am not interested in. I was waiting when theoretical lessons are starting,but I give up. And money is already paid.

The course is filled with extremely useful information but there's still room for improvement: 1. Prof. White kind of just speaks out loud the information and it's not really engaging, 2. I appreciate that we can have multiple attempts and the questions change each time, but somehow it would be more helpful if there's a hint (like where's the information, or what it involves) or an explanation for the answers.

As the tutor had mentioned one of the largest course in the coursera. Being prepared for that I had some expectations about the course structure and relevance and worth each second. But to my disappointment, only a few modules were made interesting. Most of the time its too much jargon and irrelevant to the term medial neuroscience title.

Good points

introduction of brain lab and Sylvius.

some experimental based data to convince the concepts

an easy and simple way of presentation by the Dr White

well ordered structure to cover basics

Not so good points:

it is boring to watch some repeated concepts

one gets irritated by so much bragging about self-research in the field of visual neuroscience

so entire brain development and early synaptic plasticity were cornered to the visual cortex.

so much data points and so much stuff without a proper background or clear explanations (esp about all the special senses part, associated brain cortex part and brain development chapters)

Please reconsider the title for this program. No medical part involved in the whole course.

Good for those in the early stage of MD-PhD guys.

The course is sublime. I would like to give my thanks to Dr. White, to the crew, to the site. You all made something special, a unique experience on this site and further. Starting this course back in June, I felt inspired and motivated from the beginning, all thanks to Leo's pedagogical approach. The community is strong, the volunteers are doing a great job. The course was very demanding, right from the start. I would say it was the hardest in the beginning, especially if you have no prior knowledge of the brain or medical terms. I believe that I learned a lot, but there is still so many things that I didn't get the grasp of, and that's fine. I am looking forward to taking this course again in the future. But the most important thing for me was that, with this course, I created a very healthy routine, where I would turn on the lectures after waking up, while having a cup of coffee. I can only see this routine continue further, maybe while watching some other lectures or reading. All in all it was a wholesome experience, I learned a lot, created new habits, got to know more about neuroscience with no prior experience. TEAM, THANK YOU.

To future students: My mistake was that I didn't draw the tracts and the nuclei in the brainstem. It was harder to get through the course and the exams without doing so, please follow Leo's advice, it wasn't misplaced.

Finally, upon completion of this excellent course, I have a structured understanding of brain function based on the knowledge of anatomy and cellular level processes. Solving clinical cases gives a sense of practical application of the knowledge you just acquired, especially those from the University of Utah with video recordings of real patients, where you can compare your findings with real physician's records. Lots of links to extremely useful resources which I can use in further studies make this course a great point of entry to modern Neuroscience.

To make the course even better in future versions, I can propose to include phylogenetic perspective to explain how different circuits formed through the evolution and why corresponding features of the brain were crucial for the survival of our ancestors - it allows for a deeper understanding of CNS function. The overall course duration can be preserved by compressing some duplicate reminders of core concepts, for example.

Incredible course! One of a kind! I can't but admire the meticulous preparation, methodology and the constant thought about the learner that's behind it. But I have to say - this was the most difficult course I've ever taken in my life... I had my ups and downs, many times I thought that I'm going to quit - but I kept going, mainly thanks to the thoughtful organization of the study materials, which makes it so rewarding at the end, and to the community support standing by. This course is definitely unique and for me, personally, it changed a lot. I am not a medical professional and this course opened a whole new world which is worth exploring further! Finishing this course is like finishing reading a good book, when closing the last page you think of those who are going to go through it for the first time and you are happy for them. :)

This course is like no other online course. It takes full dedication in order to complete it but at the end you feel like you have accomplished something really meaningful. You must work really hard and show a big amount of self-discipline and then everything pays off. The structure of the course was brilliant. Dr. White is the perfect lecturer and he manages to inspire you throughout the whole course. I'm really grateful for the creation of this intensive and really helpful course. These words come from a medical student in Germany - so that's a greatly appreciation of the spectacular work that the team of Duke University has done. I'm looking forward to participating in other wonderful projects like this one!

Excellent course, the best I've had on Coursera! I really enjoyed the depth of this course into neurology and the gradual and clear explanation of Dr. White. It covers anatomy, histology, physiology, embryology, molecular biology, pathology and much more! All illustrated with anatomical specimens and illustrations. Deep respect for the immense knowledge of Dr. White about the neural anatomy! As a medical student with affinity for neurology, I've become more enthusiastic for this specialism and this course is a good way to prepare for my residency. It's a shame that the course has an ending! But i'm definitely gonna rewatch some of the tutorials again!

Finally I completed the course! Grade achieved 83.15%. I have nothing but praise for how the course was run especially with the tutor, Mr. White. At each chapter of the course, everything was explained in detail. Being a physician, I found this course extremely helpful. I recommend this course to every junior doctor who wishes to be a neurologist in future. Guys who doesn't belong to medicine background, I'm sure this course will be good enough for them as well. Certainly this is one of the best online courses ever. Five stars all the way without any doubt. Thank you so much Mr. White, you are a real genius, sir!

This course is intense. It's equivalent to an entire university module. You cover almost the entire textbook Neuroscience by Purves et al. over the course of 13 weeks. Each week will take you 7 hours of lectures, with 8+ hours of textbook reading, note taking, memorization and revision. Video lectures are amazing and help to consolidate the dense information in the text. Prof White really tries his best to make each lecture as interesting and digestible as possible, adding in humorous bits every so often. If you're serious about neuroscience, I can't recommend this course enough.

Excellent material, excellent teaching techniques, excellent and challenging evaluations. Allows the student to initiate and complement study contents. I'm very satisfied with the course as a whole, and very grateful to Dr. White, Duke University and Coursera's platform for allowing healthcare professionals, like myself, to get in touch with the various aspects of Neuroscience (which are not commonly available in my country) and develop a future in this scientific world.

(Sorry for possible mistakes, English is not my native language)

This is definitely the best course I've ever participated in. You can see that Dr. White put a lot of work into it and the course is very interactive and full of side activities. I really appreciate the practical examples and the huge amount of information. Although I have not been able to complete this course yet, it is definitely very beneficial and revealing for me. Thank you!

While going through the course, i found this will develop and organized specially for those who want to study further in the field of Neuroscience and neurobiology. i will definitly recommend this course for the upcomming aspirants interested in both course and research work. last but not the least, i'm very thankful to the course organisers and directors for this knowledge bosted course. THANKS. & regards Dr Abdul Wahab

Una extraordinaria experiencia académica. Estudié Psicobiología en la UNED en España hace algunos años y los contenidos de este curso de Neurociencia Médica de Duke University me han servido para profundizar, mejorar y actualizar mis conocimientos en esta apasionante materia. Mención especial para las magistrales clases del profesor Leonard E. White. Joaquín Chueca Cía. Huesca, España

Fantastic course! Thank you so much, Prof Dr Len White and team! 13 weeks full of super interesting neuroscience! I feel like having studied a whole semester at Duke University. And now I appreciate even more all the complex relationships inside our brain, the interconnections to our senses and muscles, and all the chemical and electrical dependencies. Awesome! :)

This was one of the best decisions i took in order to fuel my curiosity towards Neuroscience and the brain. Prof. White's Teachings were amazing and his attitude towards this field is one that i admire truly not to mention the clinical correlation was very insightful and i would recommend this course to anyone who would want uncover the secrets of the brain...

As a former US medical student, I signed up for this course as a rapid review for my upcoming PhD program involving neuroscience research. In terms of difficulty, the content of this course is on par with that of preclinical medical school coursework. The only difference being that medical school exams are longer, closed-book, and timed (obviously).

Thank you for the wonderful course! It was no walk in the park and really demands time and effort, but it is very worth all the hard work. Dr. White is an amazing lecturer and the course is built in a way that forces you to actually think and apply the theoretical knowledge on practice when you have to analyse separate medical patient cases.

Wow! This is the best course ever! Amazing lecturer with so much wisdom in the area. The course is very well delivered. Even though my brain almost exploded from trying to keep up, lol, it was definitely worth it. I can proudly say that I gained more than I could ever have imagined from the course. Thank you so much for this, Doctor White.

I am not a medical student but love biology and want to explore how human body works. I am so much intrested in Neurocsience. This course is one of the best and professor White's way of teaching and making students understand the Nervous system is best of best. Though for me it takes time but I am able to learn slowly. Thanks Prof White.

A singular online learning experience, certainly enriching. Thoughtfully structured with Dr. White's rigorous and gentle touch. It gives me a very effective introduction into this world and now I'm equipped with a good map to further pursue one or more of the intrigues it presents me.

Very well designed and innovative course. I feel as though I have really progressed as a practitioner after completing this course. I warn you however, it is a long course and can be very challenging at parts, especially if you are juggling other commitments at the same time.

The course offers an incredible deep dive into the workings of the human brain, blending clear, engaging instruction with real-world medical applications. It’s perfect for anyone passionate about understanding the complexities of neuroscience. I enjoyed every tutorial :)