This series of lectures was given by Professor Jan Schnupp in summer 2011 as part of a ten week evening class organized by the Oxford University Department of Continuing Education. The lectures aim to introduce the fundamentals of neuroscience to a lay audience and assume no scientific prior knowledge on the part of the viewer. The lectures begin simply, with basic information about neurons and nerve cells, but work up to quite advanced topics, as Professor Schnupp discusses the neuroscience behind vision, hearing, spatial awareness, memory, decision-making, motor disorders, and addiction. Some of lectures are accompanied by summaries and Powerpoint slides.