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2017, Volume 16: Issue 1
2017 Volume 16: Issue 1
Editorials
FROM OUR CHIEF EDITOR: For the FUN of It
By Johnson BR, Editor-in-Chief
PERSPECTIVE: After p Values: The New Statistics for Undergraduate Neuroscience Education
By Calin-Jageman RJ
PERSPECTIVE: Devising a Method to Study if Wernicke’s Aphasia Patients are Aware that They Do Not Comprehend Language or Speak It Understandably
By Hartman K, Peluzzo A, Shadani S, Chellquist I, Weprin S, Hunt H, Smith-Benjamin S & Altschuler EL
WORKSHOP REPORT: The University of Ibadan/Grass Foundation Workshop in Neuroscience Teaching
By Dzakpasu R, Johnson BR & Olopade JO
Articles
An Interactive Simulation Program for Exploring Computational Models of Auto-Associative Memory
By Fink CG
Supplementary Material
Diversity of Graduates from Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral Degree Neuroscience Programs in the United States
By Ramos RL, Alviña K, & Martinez LR
A Case Study in the Use of Primary Literature in the Context of Authentic Learning Pedagogy in the Undergraduate Neuroscience Classroom
By O’Keeffe GW & McCarthy MM
Measuring Salivary Alpha-Amylase in the Undergraduate Neuroscience Laboratory
By Bañuelos MS, Musleh A, & Olson LE
An Attitudinal Survey of Undergraduate Neuroscience Students Regarding Their Views on the Relevance of Lectures to their Education
By O’Keeffe GW, Sullivan AM & McCarthy MM
Using the Tools of Behavioral Neuroscience to Determine the Identity of Different Mouse Strains in a Laboratory Course
By Wotton JM & Ferragamo MJ
Cartoon Network: A Tool for Open-Ended Exploration of Neural Circuits
By Calin-Jageman RJ
Supplementary Material
“Brevity is the Soul of Wit”: Use of a Stepwise Project to Teach Concise Scientific Writing
By Cyr NE
Supplementary Material
Using Action-Mapping to Design a Non-Majors Neuroeconomics Course to Teach First-Year Collegiate Skills
By Franssen CL, Lowry GS & Franssen RA
Supplementary Material
Characterizing the Undergraduate Neuroscience Major in the U. S.: An Examination of Course Requirements and Institution-Program Associations
By Pinard-Welyczko KM, Garrison ACS, Ramos RL & Carter BS
Supplementary Material #1: Complete Data Set for Institutions with Neuroscience Majors
Supplementary Material #2: Institutions without Undergraduate Neuroscience Majors
Supplementary Material #3: List of Institutions with Neuroscience-related Majors by Different Names
Supplementary Material #4: Heatmap of Correlations between all 30 Collected Variables
Teaching with Big Data: Report from the 2016 Society for Neuroscience Teaching Workshop
By Grisham W, Brumberg JC, Gilbert T, Lanyon L, Williams RW & Olivo R
Integrating Brain Science into Health Studies: An Interdisciplinary Course in Contemplative Neuroscience and Yoga
By Wolfe U & Moran A
Supplementary Material
Learning Experimental Design through Targeted Student-Centric Journal Club with Screencasting
By Carter BS, Hamilton DE & Thompson RC
Supplementary Material 1
Supplementary Material 2
Supplementary Material 3
Interviewing Neuroscientists for an Undergraduate Honors Project
By Montiel C & Meitzen J
Supplementary Material 1
Supplementary Material 2
Supplementary Material 3
Front and Back Flipping for Neurobiology! Developing a Hybrid Upper-Division Lab Course
By White AO, Javier LK, Goldberg NR, Boucquey V, Overman J, Ochaba J, Marsh S, Huffmanb D & Nicholas A
An Integrative Approach to STEM Concepts in an Introductory Neuroscience Course: Gains in Interdisciplinary Awareness
By Basu AC, Mondoux MA, Whitt JL, Isaacs AK & Narita T
Supplementary Material 1
Supplementary Material 2
Case Studies
Media Reviews
A Guerilla Guide to Common Problems in ‘Neurostatistics’: Essential Statistical Topics in Neuroscience
By Smith PF
AMAZING PAPERS IN NEUROSCIENCE: Three Scientific Controversies to Engage Students in Reading Primary Literature
By Brasier DJ
Supplementary Material #1
Supplementary Material #2
2017 Volume 15: Issue 2
2017 Volume 15: Issue 2
Editorials
FROM OUR CHIEF EDITOR: Teach Local, Think Global: Best Practices in Neuroscience Education Without Big Budgets
By Johnson BR, Editor-in-Chief
OPINION: 25 Years of FUN!
By Ramirez JJ
OPINION: A Guide for Undergraduates to the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting
By José-Edwards DS, Johnson NX, Jimenez J, Courtney Y, Khoussine JO, & Herzog ED
OPINION: The Benefits of a Real-Time Web-Based Response System for Enhancing Engaged Learning in Classrooms and Public Science Events
By Sarvary MA & Gifford KM
Articles
Neurogaming Technology Meets Neuroscience Education: A Cost-Effective, Scalable, and Highly Portable Undergraduate Teaching Laboratory for Neuroscience
By de Wit B, Badcock NA, Grootswagers T, Hardwick K, Teichmann L, Wehrman J, Williams M, & Kaplan DM
Supplementary Material
A Protocol Demonstrating 60 Different Drosophila Behaviors in One Assay
By McKellar CE & Wyttenbach RA
Supplement 1, Handout Supplement 2, Phenotypes Fly Behavior Video List
An Algebra-Based Introductory Computational Neuroscience Course with Lab
By Fink CG
Recognition Without Words: Using Taste to Explore Survival Processing
By Hallock HL, Garman HD, Cook SP, & Gallagher SP
Don’t Believe the Gripe! Increasing Course Structure in a Large Non-majors Neuroscience Course
By Nagel A & Nicholas A
Redesigning a Neuroscience Laboratory Course for Multiple Sections: An Action Research Project to Engage Students
By Tu H-W & Jones BD
Supplementary Material
A Rat Model of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: A Series of Undergraduate Laboratory Exercises for Biopsychology Courses
By Kehrberg AMH, Parrish JN, & Eby SA
The Use of Modular, Electronic Neuron Simulators for Neural Circuit Construction Produces Learning Gains in an Undergraduate Anatomy and Physiology Course
By Petto A, Fredin Z, & Burdo J
Supplementary Material
A Critical Thinking Activity on Drug Tolerance for Undergraduate Neuroscience Courses
By Cammack KM
Supplementary Material
Grasshopper DCMD: An Undergraduate Electrophysiology Lab for Investigating Single-Unit Responses to Behaviorally-Relevant Stimuli
By Nguyen DMT, Roper M, Mircic S, Olberg RM, Gage GJ
Case Studies
Media Reviews
REVIEW — Making Primary Literature Come Alive in the Classroom
By Hartman AK, Borchardt JN, & Harris Bozer AL
REVIEW — The Missing Manuscript of Dr. Jose Delgado´s Radio Controlled Bulls
By Marzullo TC
Supplementary Material
2016 Volume 15: Issue 1
2016 Volume 15 : Issue 1
Editorials
EDITORIAL — A New Feature in JUNE: Sharing the Amazing Papers of Neuroscience
By IA Harrington, AL Cecala, & BR Johnson
OPINION — Student Assisted Course Design
By E Birgbauer
EDITORIAL — Candles in the Dark
By BR Johnson, Editor-in-Chief
Articles
Undergraduate Neuroscience Education in the U.S.: Quantitative Comparisons of Programs and Graduates in the Broader Context of Undergraduate Life Sciences Education
By RL Ramos, AW Esposito, S O’Malley, PT Smith, & W Grisham Supplementary Material
A Model for Teaching Advanced Neuroscience Methods: A Student-Run Seminar to Increase Practical Understanding and Confidence
By TM Harrison, CRK Ching, & AM Andrews
Simulated in vivo Electrophysiology Experiments Provide Previously Inaccessible Insights into Visual Physiology
By M Quiroga & NSC Price
The Influence of Assay Design, Blinding, and Gymnema sylvestre on Sucrose Detection by Humans
By MG Aleman, LJ Marconi, NH Nguyen, JM Park, MM Patino, Y Wang, CS Watkins, & C Shelley Supplementary Material
An Undergraduate Laboratory Exercise that Demonstrates the Difference Between Peripherally and Centrally Mediated Measures
By S Lowe, A Tommerdahl, R Lensch, E Francisco, J Holden, & M Tommerdahl
Are Electrode Caps Worth the Investment? An Evaluation of EEG Methods in Undergraduate Neuroscience Laboratory Courses and Research
By SM Shields, CE Morse, ED Applebaugh, TL Muntz, & DF Nichols Supplementary Material
Use of Structural Assessment of Knowledge for Outcomes Assessment in the Neuroscience Classroom
By JL Stevenson, S Shah, & JP Bish Supplementary Material
An Inquiry-Based Approach to Study the Synapse: Student-Driven Experiments Using C. elegans
By ML Lemons
The Miracle Fruit: An Undergraduate Laboratory Exercise in Taste Sensation and Perception
By O Lipatova & MM Campolattaro Supplementary Material
The Establishment of an On-Campus Neurotraining Center at a Small University: Internship Experience Using Neuropsychological Techniques
By EJ Schicatano & R Bohlander
Using a Pop-Science Book to Teach Introductory Neuroscience: Advantages for Science Majors and Non-Science Majors Alike
By LE Been, PG Mermelstein & RL Meisel Supplementary Material #1 Supplementary Material #2
From Botox to Behavior: Neuroscience for Non-scientists at Emory
By LA Roesch & K Frenzel
Word Origins of Common Neuroscience Terms for Use in an Undergraduate Classroom
By RM Hallock, EC Brand, & TB Mihalic Supplementary Material
Using Rubrics as a Scientific Writing Instructional Method in Early Stage Undergraduate Neuroscience Study
By EBD Clabough & SW Clabough Supplementary Material
“Social” Neuroscience: Leveraging Social Media to Increase Student Engagement and Public Understanding of Neuroscience
By A Valentine & J Kurczek
Case Studies
Media Reviews
BOOK REVIEW — A Matter of Wonder: What Biology Reveals About Us, Our World, and Our Dreams
By Gottfried Schatz
Reviewed by JW Kalat
BOOK REVIEW — Learning and Behavior: A Contemporary Synthesis (2nd Edition)
By Mark E. Bouton
Reviewed by JE Meyers-Manor
AMAZING PAPERS IN NEUROSCIENCE — Psychosocial Stress, Health, and the Hippocampus
By S Kennedy
AMAZING PAPERS IN NEUROSCIENCE — Both Genetic and Environmental Changes can Enhance Learning and Memory
By JM Flinn
AMAZING PAPERS IN NEUROSCIENCE — Cockroaches Now Evading Death by Getting Bitter About Sweeteners
By AJ Bies
AMAZING PAPERS IN NEUROSCIENCE — Cognitive Neuroscience and Single-Word Processing
By JJ Sable
BOOK REVIEW — Psychophysics: A Practical Introduction (2nd Edition)
By Frederick A.A. Kingdom & Nicolaas Prins
Reviewed by AL Cecala
BOOK REVIEW — Principles of Neurobiology
By Liqun Luo
Reviewed by RR Hoy