Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the course

    • Introduction

    • Summary of content
  • 2

    Overview of human brain anatomy - part 1

    • Overview of the module

    • Brain size and protective coverings

    • Meninges and superior sagittal sinus

    • Skull and cranial vault

    • Anterior and middle cranial fossae

    • Posterior cranial fossa

    • Cerebrum and corpus callosum

    • Split brain patients

    • Parts of the corpus callosum

    • Cerebellum and brain stem

    • Dissection of the cerebellum 1

    • Dissection of the cerebellum 2

    • Overview of brain development

    • Ventricular system

    • Anatomical terminology

    • Review quiz - overview of the brain, part one
  • 3

    Overview of human brain anatomy - part 2

    • Overview of the module

    • Grey and white matter

    • Cortex and lobes

    • Structure of the cerebral cortex

    • Ventricles and basal ganglia

    • Sensory and motor areas

    • Overview of the internal capsule

    • The central region

    • Review of the central region

    • Dissection of the lateral frontal lobe

    • Overview of the cranial nerves

    • Review quiz - overview of the brain, part two
  • 4

    Brain development and anatomy

    • Overview of the module

    • Neural tube formation

    • Divisions of the brain

    • Expansion of the forebrain

    • Dissection to show the insula

    • Ventricles, basal ganglia and thalamus

    • Main parts of the thalamus

    • Lobes of the cerebral hemisphere

    • Limbic lobe and hippocampus

    • Brain stem and cerebellum

    • Dissection of the midbrain

    • Recap: main parts of the brain

    • Review quiz - development of the brain
  • 5

    Motor and sensory areas of the cerebral cortex

    • Overview of the module

    • The central region

    • Identifying the motor cortex

    • Examples of the motor hand area

    • The central region on MRI

    • Central region in a brain specimen

    • The corticospinal (pyramidal) tract

    • Dissection of the pyramidal tract

    • Central visual pathway

    • Visual areas on MRI

    • Crossing over of sensory pathways

    • Review quiz - motor and sensory areas of the brain
  • 6

    The rise and fall of the limbic system concept

    • Overview of the module

    • The cortical limbus and Paul Broca's limbic lobe

    • Central and peripheral theories of emotion

    • The visceral brain and limbic system

    • Review quiz - the limbic system
  • 7

    Anatomy of memory and emotion

    • Overview of the module

    • Topographical anatomy of the hippocampus

    • Dissection to show the fornix of the hippocampus

    • Functions of the hippocampal formation

    • The amygdala and its subnuclei

    • Afferent and efferent connections of the amygdala

    • Functional anatomy of fear responses

    • The role of the amygdala in emotion, cognition and learning

    • Review quiz - anatomy of memory and emotion
  • 8

    Coronal sections of the brain

    • Overview of the module

    • Slice 1: genu of the corpus callosum

    • Slice 2: head of the caudate nucleus

    • Slice 3: temporal pole and nucleus accumbens

    • Slice 4: temporal stem and anterior commissure

    • Slice 5: mamillary bodies and head of hippocampus

    • Slice 6: lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus

    • Slice 7: splenium of the corpus callosum

    • Slice 8: parieto-occipital junction

    • Review quiz - coronal brain sections