This subject contained a lot of high relevance and up-to-date thinking on Neuroscience that I found super awesome to even be sitting here in the lecture room and learn from premier Scientists about!!! I actually really liked the structure of the Assignment Report since it was prepared early and gave me maximal time and effort to complete to the best of my abilities at that stage! I think this because the Assignment was broken down into SAQ questions and given a clear outline of the word-limit which I found really neat and easy-to-approach than if we had to write a full-blown honours report with minimal guidelines at all! I really liked the lectures and I think they are strikingly amazing each on their own for their unique approach to Neuroscience. For example, Peter Kitchener's part on logic and touching upon aspects of philosophy, maths, and AI a very unique take on Neuroscience pedagogy. Also, I loved Janet Keast's, Stuart Mazzone's, and Jason Ivanusic's Pain series all in conjunction awesome just because it contained a lot of science and neat details overall that became very invigorating to learn and even listen attentively each and every time with the great gusto presented from all lecturers. Also our guest lecturers were very well enthused which became really invigorating to learn the theories, facts, and knowledge about! I really liked this subject because it broadened my life-learning in a really cool, amazing, and in-depth rigorous discipline --Neuroscience--that many know is difficult to even study all about or learn (as I recall correctly many believe Neuroscience is a tough and rewarding study and I can agree with this)! I think what helped a lot is that the staff and teaching team are willing to take their time out to explain important scientific discoveries, concepts, frameworks, and more! This made Neuroscience even more fun to learn and study because it felt like a process of discovery discovering different parts of the brain doing this and what and what the spinal cord is really amazing for in the first place! I think the significance of this subject shouldn't scare people away from it just because its title contains the words "Complex" and "Neuroscience" together because it has been really great if the student studying it is independent and self-autonomous enough to grasp the concepts on their own but also well-able to view and take into consideration other people's points of view in a clear-cut and open-minded manner! This subject is another one of Melbourne University's awesome approach to the cognitive sciences and more! And it is great to discuss topical theories with the backing of research from numerous sources. It made me feel positive and motivated to go more in-depth and broaden my horizon with an insightful career ahead!I think it's been super great overall per every lecture and class. I would give it an 11/10 overall! I think keeping up to date with relevant research as has been done always by the teaching staffs and everyone involved in conducting Complex Functions in Neuroscience and explaining, locating precisions in knowledge and research, and having a lively amphitheatre continually is great! In essence, continual high quality subject delivery was conducted by staff and I wouldn't want this to change really at all unless there's a good reason to do so. The workshops were engaging and gave a good sense of keen problem-solving amongst my peers. This was great to see when people's faces lit up when they got an answer well-correct or when they really were well-intentioned in learning and trying their utmost best to do well!

Lecturers just ramble on. Is this subject about neuroscience? Or is it a philosophy and logic subject? No clear structure to anything this subject does, I think the lecturer just likes talking about his own philosophical interests and tries to link it to neuroscience.

This is one of the few science subjects that try to get students to adopt genuine contemplation about how the brain/mind works, which is ultimately rewarding if you actively engage in the content. Stuart was quite lenient with the marking of the assignment - as long as you show that you've put an effort into understanding the material then you should do pretty well. The exam essay questions test you on the 3 main blocks taught throughout the semester, so it's not hard to know roughly what they'll ask for and prep accordingly! If you enjoy thinking, then this is the subject for you :)

Honestly....what to say. The content and material is quite easy, and there is only 2 lectures a week so there really isn't much content. In terms of assessment, the MST is quite hard. I only say this because you are given a random bank of questions (20), and some of the questions are old and don't link back to what is taught. That said, I got unlucky and had all the un-taught questions, while my friend had all easy questions, so I suppose it is a little unfair. You also can't see the test after your mark and no feedback is given. The exam however is quite easy honestly, and if you prepare well it's easy to get a H1/H2A. The exam is about 20 MCQs (1.5 mark each), and are fairly easy if you know the content well (plus a little brain anatomy), and there are 6 essay questions (30 marks each), where you chose 3 and write on them. The essay questions were super broad and allowed all types of answers which was quite nice! The exam didn't feel time crunched either so I think it was fair. There is also an assignment you get about a month to do which requires you reading a scientific paper and answering like 9 questions (100 words per questions). This helps you prep for the exam and also see how you are going, and it's marked quite leniently which is nice :) Overall, I did poorly on the MST but with the exam and the assignment, its easy to get H1.

Please please please don't be put off by the negative reviews! Assessment was very fair, super well coordinated (assignment feedback arrived well before the exam), and really interesting content. If you're interested in the more philosophical side to neuroscience, would highly recommend.

This subject is very poorly coordinated. There is a huge lack in communication between the teaching staff and students. For instance, we received our grades for the group assignment the night before the exam (students only found out that grades were released from checking everyday) and it was very hard to determine whether the grade was out of 10 or 15. This was only communicated DURING the exam when the coordinator sent out the email. In addition to this, the exam is 50% complex functions and computation from Peter Kitchener's lectures. If you enjoy his lectures and computations in NEUR30003 then feel free to pick this subject, as 50% of the exam will be based on this and you write an essay on it during the exam. If you did not, DO NOT pick this subject. There is only about 50% neuroscience. The exam also had questions that required knowledge that was definitely not taught throughout the lectures. Again, so poorly coordinated it will irritate you.