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2018 Volume 17: Issue 1

2018 Volume 17: Issue 1

Articles


Analysis of Student Attitudes of a Neurobiology Themed Inquiry Based Research Experience in First Year Biology Labs
By Brabec JL, Vos MR, Staab TA & Chan JP
Supplementary Material

Recommendations for Developing an EEG Laboratory at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution
By Ledwidge P, Foust J & Ramsey A

Neuroscience and Sustainability: An Online Module on “Environmental Neuroscience”
By Wolfe U & Lindeborg H
Supplementary Material

Mystery Neurotransmitters! An Active Learning Activity on Synaptic Function for Undergraduate Students
By Cammack KM
Supplementary Material

The Neuroscience Classroom Remodeled with Team-Based Learning
By Pollack AE

Teaching Dose-response Relationships Through Aminoglycoside Block of Mechanotransduction Channels in Lateral Line Hair Cells of Larval Zebrafish
By Peterson HP, Troconis EL, Ordoobadi AJ, Thibodeau-Beganny S & Trapani JG

Raising Awareness About Prescription and Stimulant Abuse in College Students Through On-Campus Community Involvement Projects
By Kennedy S
Supplementary Material

A Report on the Qualities, Skills, and Characteristics Desired by Top Neuroscience Graduate Programs
By Boyette-Davis J
Supplementary Material

Impact of Experiential Neuroscience of Meditation Course on Attitudes Toward Mediation and Science
By Olson LE

Using iBiology as a Tool for Undergraduate Neuroscience Education
By Rajan K & Veguilla RA

The Behavioral Effects of Oral Psychostimulant Ingestion on a Laboratory Rat Sample: An Undergraduate Research Experience
By Howerter, Larson JG & Hill EH

Using a Contrast Illusion to Teach Principles of Neural Processing
By Glover EM & Lauzon O

Engaging, Entertaining, and Educating Under-Served and At-Risk Youth with STEM-Based Activities
By Bazzett TJ, Zahid Z, & Brady MA

Classroom-Based Research Experiences to Support Underserved STEM Student Success: From Introductory Inquiry to Optogenetics in the Embryonic Chicken
By Formherz S, Whitaker-Fornek JR & Sharp AA

Technical Papers


How to Train a Honey Bee
Van Nest BN & Moore D

2018 Volume 16: Issue 3

2018 Volume 16: Issue 3

Articles


Cartoon Network Update: New features for exploring of neural circuits
By Calin-Jageman RJ

Open Source Software Tools for Teaching Neuroscience
By Latimer B, Bergin D, Guntu V, Schulz D & Nair S

Demystifying Graduate School:  Navigating a PhD in Neuroscience and Beyond
By McLoon LK & Redish AD

Recording EMG Signals on a Computer Sound Card
By Crisp KM

“Doing” the Reading: What Neuroscience Instructors Should Know about Reading Compliance and Comprehension in College
By Cressman J

Specific Aims Workshop: Your Grant in a Sound Bite
By Kozlowski DA & Rose JK
Supplementary Material

Demonstrating Connections Between Neuron Signaling and Behavior using C. elegans Learning Assays and Optogenetics in a Laboratory Class
By Rose JK

NeuroBytes Electronic Neuron Simulators and the 2017 FUN Summer Workshop
By Burdo JR

Using Online Images to Teach Quantitative Skills via Comparative Neuroanatomy:  Applying the Directives of Vision and Change
By Grisham W, Greta S, Burre A, Tomita W, Rostamian D, Schottler N & Krull JL
Supplementary Material #1
Supplementary Material #2

The New Blueprints: Undergraduate Neuroscience Education in the Twenty-First Century
By Wiertelak EP, Hardwick J, Kerchner M, Parfitt K & Ramirez JJ

A Discussion of Diversity and Inclusivity at the Institutional Level: The Need For a Strategic Plan
By Martinez Acosta VG & Favero CB

The Allen Brain Atlas as a Resource for Teaching Undergraduate Neuroscience
By Gilbert TL

Building an Inclusive Classroom
By Penner MR
Supplementary Material

Expanding Collaborations between the Neuroscience Training Committee of the Society for Neuroscience and the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience
By Dunbar GL & Symonds L

Reducing the Cost of Electrophysiology in the Teaching Laboratory
By Wyttenbach RA, Johnson BR & Hoy RR

Muscle Spindles and Our Sense of Physical Self:  Kinesthetic Illusions of Limb Position and Posture
By Schiller B, Colgan W III, Calderon B & Johnson BR

Probing Synaptic Transmission and Behavior in Drosophila with Optogenetics: A Laboratory Exercise
By Vilinsky I, Hibbard KL, Johnson BR & Deitcher DL
Supplementary Material – Video

2018 Volume 16: Issue 2

2018 Volume 16: Issue 2

Editorials


FROM OUR CHIEF EDITOR:  Active Learning for Students and Faculty
By Johnson BR, Editor-in-Chief

PERSPECTIVE:  The New Statistics for Neuroscience Majors: Thinking in Effect Sizes
By Calin-Jageman RJ

OPINION:  Teaching Neuroanatomy Through a Historical Context
By Neuwirth LS, Dacius Jr. TF & Mukherji BR

Articles


Clinical Neuroscience in Practice:  An Experiential Learning Course for Undergraduates Offered by Neurosurgeons and Neuroscientists
By Simonds GR, Marvin EA, Apfel LS, Elias Z, Howes GA, Witcher MR, Weaver EN, Fraser JC, Synkowski JJ, Prickett JT, Rogers CM, Busch CM, Benko MJ, Sou N, Churning MJ, Summers DC & Sontheimer H

Using Blogs as Practice Writing About Original Neuroscience Papers Enhances Students’ Confidence in Their Critical Analysis of Research
By Spix TA & Brasier DJ
Supplementary Material    #1    #2    #3   #4    #5    #6    #7    #8

A Simple Method for Teaching Bayesian Hypothesis Testing in the Brain and Behavioral Sciences
By Faulkenberry TJ

The Design, Implementation, and Assessment of an Undergraduate Neurobiology Course using a Project-Based Approach
By Zwick M
Supplementary Material

A Low-Cost Morris Water Maze for Undergraduate Research: Construction and Demonstration in a Rat Model of Obesity-Induced Diabetes
By Gallivan LM & Schmitzer-Torbert N
Supplementary Material

Using Optogenetics to Understand Neuronal Mechanisms Underlying Behavior in C. elegans
By Pokala N & Glater EE
Supplementary Material

Partnerships in Neuroscience Research Between Small Colleges and Large Institutions: A Case Study
By McCoy JG, Yu HJ, Niznikiewicz M, McKenna JT & Strecker RE

The Olfactory Proboscis Extension Response in the Honey Bee:  A Laboratory Exercise in Classical Conditioning
By Van Nest BN
Supplementary Material     #1      #2

Aversive and Appetitive Learning in Drosophila Larvae: A Simple and Powerful Suite of Laboratory Modules for Classroom or Open-ended Research Projects
By Pavin A, Fain K, DeHart A & Sitaraman D
Supplementary Material

Using ImageJ to Assess Neurite Outgrowth in Mammalian Cell Cultures: Research Data Quantification Exercises in Undergraduate Neuroscience Lab
By Pemberton K, Mersman B, Xu F
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