Course introduction to "The Brain: A User's Guide" with a lecture about the basic building blocks of brain function, as presented by Barry Jacobs, Professor of Psychology and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute.

The brain's visual system, as presented by Barry Jacobs, Professor of Psychology and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute.

Research about sleep and the sleep-wake cycle, as presented by Barry Jacobs, Professor of Psychology and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute.

Chemical neurotransmission and the ways that drugs affect the nervous system, as presented by Barry Jacobs, Professor of Psychology and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute.

Neuropathology and neurodegenerative disorders, specifically Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease, as presented by Barry Jacobs, Professor of Psychology and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute.

Research about depression, as presented by Barry Jacobs, Professor of Psychology and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute.

Research about schizophrenia, as presented by Barry Jacobs, Professor of Psychology and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute.