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2019 Volume 18: Issue 1
2019 Volume 18: Issue 1
Articles
Student-led Recaps and Retrieval Practice: A Simple Classroom Activity Emphasizing Effective Learning Strategies
By Stavnezer AJ & Lom B
Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Outcomes Associated with Student Engagement in a Novel Brain Chemoarchitecture Mapping Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience
By D’Arcy CE, Martinez A, Khan AM, & Olimpo JT
Everyday Neuroscience: A Community Engagement Course
By Flanagan-Cato LM
Quantitative Indicators of Continued Growth in Undergraduate Neuroscience Education in the US
By Rochon C, Otazu G, Kurtzer IL, Stout RF Jr, Ramos RL
Modulating the Zebrafish Camouflage Response Pathway to Illustrate Neuroendocrine Control Over a Robust and Quantifiable Behavior
By Prakash BA & Toro CP
Case Studies
The Mysterious Case of Patient X: A Case Study for Neuroscience Students
By Ogilvie, JM
‘Without A Key’: A Classroom Case Study
By Watson TD
Technical Papers
3D Printing Neuron Equivalent Circuits: An Undergraduate Laboratory Exercise
By Giglia G, Crisp K, Musotto G, Sardo P, Ferraro G
2019 Volume 17: Issue 2
2019 Volume 17: Issue 2
Editorials
Articles
Long Term Potentiation in Mouse Hippocampal Slices in an Undergraduate Laboratory Course
By Quinan V, Dugar A, & Bauer D
Supplementary Material 1
Supplementary Material 2
Supplementary Material 3
Hands-on Undergraduate Experiences Using Low-Cost Electroencephalography (EEG) Devices
By Segawa JA
Development of an Introductory Neuroscience Teaching Experience for Undergraduates with a Low-Cost Neuroscience Summer Academy
By Colpitts KN, Seymour KP, & Harris Bozer AL
An Effective Model for Engaging Faculty and Undergraduate Students in Neuroscience Outreach with Middle Schoolers
By Vollbrecht PJ, Frenette RS, & Gall AJ
Motivation, Belongingness, and Anxiety in Neuroscience Undergraduates: Emphasizing First Generation College Students
By Gaudier-Diaz MM, Sinisterra M, & Muscatell KA
Development of Low-Cost Tactile Neuroanatomy Learning Tools for Students with Visual-Impairment
By Diniz GB & Sita LV
Neuroscience and Education Colleagues Collaborate to Design and Assess Effective Brain Outreach for Preschoolers
By Brown AR, Egan M, Lynch S, & Buffalari D
Case Studies
Technical Papers
An Electrophysiological Investigation of Power-Amplification in the Ballistic Mantis Shrimp Punch
By Pollak DJ, Feller KD, Serbe E, Mircic S, & Gage GJ
Supplementary Material
2018 Volume 17: Issue 1
2018 Volume 17: Issue 1
Editorials
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
Media Reviews
Six Autobiographies and Two Realistic Fiction Books as Tools to Engage Students in Neurobiology of Disease: A Guide for Instructors
By Palissery GK, Kuhn A, Brasier DJ & Wegener MA
Supplementary Material 1
Supplementary Material 2
2018 Volume 16: Issue 3
2018 Volume 16: Issue 3
Editorials
EDITORIAL: Best Practices for Developing, Assessing, and Sustaining Inclusive Curricula: Proceedings of the 2017 Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience Workshop
By Calin-Jageman RJ, Calin-Jageman IE, Martinez Acosta V, Hardwick J, Johnson BR & Wiertelak EP
PERSPECTIVE: This is Not Your Grandmother’s Faculty Development Program
By Mack KM
PERSPECTIVE: Integrating Addiction in the Neuroscience Curriculum
By Napier TC
PERSPECTIVE: Support for Undergraduate Neuroscience at the NSF and NIH
Carpenter EM & Henken DB
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
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
Supplementary Material #1 #2 #3 #4
Case Studies
CASE STUDY: Epilepsy and the Action Potential: Using Case Based Instruction and Primary Literature in a Neurobiology Course
By Sawyer NT & Frenzel KE
Media Reviews
REVIEW: On the Application of Multivariate Statistical and Data Mining Analyses to Data in Neuroscience
By Smith PF
TECHNICAL REPORT: Using a Model to Understand the Symptoms of Ophthalmoplegia
By Wood AJ & Dayal MR
Supplementary Material
TECHNICAL PAPER: Constructing an Inexpensive Elevated Plus Maze
By Fox GA, Torigoe E & Butcher GQ
AMAZING PAPERS IN NEUROSCIENCE:
Characteristics, Emergent Properties and Functions of Somato-dendritic T- and L-Type Calcium Channels
By Cleland CL
One Brain. Two Minds? Many Questions.
By Rosen V
The Grasshopper Mouse and Bark Scorpion: Evolutionary Biology Meets Pain Modulation and Selective Receptor Inactivation
By Thompson BM
Reviewing the Diverse Effects of Protein Phosphorylation in Neural Signaling Transduction
By Scurfield AK
Faces in the Brain: The Discovery of a Neuronal Subpopulation Selective for Face Recognition
By Febery J
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
2016 Volume 14 Issue 2
2016 Volume 14 : Issue 2
Editorials
OPINION — Developing Science Communication in Africa: Undergraduate and Graduate Students should be Trained and Actively Involved in Outreach Activity Development and Implementation
By TK Karikari, NA Yawson, E Quansah
OPINION — Nu Rho Psi, The National Honor Society in Neuroscience: A Decade of Progress
By ZC Hesp, GA Cousens, L Becker, MC Zee & GA Mickley
EDITORIAL — Case Studies and Neuroscience Education: Tools for Effective Teaching
By EP Wiertelak, KE Frenzel & LA Roesch
OPINION — Career Advice: Finding a Job at a Predominantly Undergraduate Institution
By JJ Ramirez
OPINION — Diversity and is Inclusion
By IE Vega & M Colón-Berlingeri
EDITORIAL — Teaching as THE Oldest Profession
By BR Johnson, Editor-in-Chief
Articles
A Quantitative Examination of Undergraduate Neuroscience Majors Applying and Matriculating to Osteopathic Medical School
By RL Ramos, E Guercio, T Levitan, S O’Malley & PT Smith Supplementary Material
Incorporating an ERP Project into Undergraduate Instruction
By E Nyhus & N Curtis
The BRAIN Initiative Provides a Unifying Context for Integrating Core STEM Competencies into a Neurobiology Course
By JE Schaefer Supplementary Material
“C.R.E.A.T.E.”-ing Unique Primary-Source Research Paper Assignments for a Pleasure and Pain Course Teaching Neuroscientific Principles in a Large General Education Undergraduate Course
By RJ Bodnar, FM Rotella, I Loiacono, T Coke, K Olsson, A Barrientos, L Blachorsky, D Warshaw, A Buras, CM Sanchez, R Azad & JR Stellar
Illuminating the Undergraduate Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory: A Guide for the in vivo Application of Optogenetics in Mammalian Model Organisms
By BM Roberts, SE Jarrin, BN Mathur & AM Bailey Supplementary Material
Evaluation of Changes in Ghanaian Students’ Attitudes Towards Science Following Neuroscience Outreach Activities: A Means to Identify Effective Ways to Inspire Interest in Science Careers
By NA Yawson, AO Amankwaa, B Tali, VO Shang, EN Batu, KA Jnr, AD Fuseini, LN Tene, L Angaandi, I Blewusi, M Borbi, LNE Aduku, P Badu, H Abbey &TK Karikari
Breadboard Amplifier: Building and Using Simple Electrophysiology Equipment
By KM Crisp, H Lin & I Prosper
Using Cultured Mammalian Neurons to Study Cellular Processes and Neurodegeneration: A Suite of Undergraduate Lab Exercises
By R Catlin, A Taylor, L Ditchek, S Burnett, S Khan, O Todd, M Adams, E Touhey, A Wynkoop, & J Ryan
Lights! Camera! Action Projects!
Engaging Psychopharmacology Students in Service-based Action Projects Focusing on Student Alcohol Abuse
By S Kennedy Supplementary Material
Case Studies
Nora’s Medulla: A Problem-Based Learning Case for Neuroscience Fundamentals
By LA Roesch & K Frenzel
Media Reviews and Technical Reports
BOOK REVIEW — Anxious: Using the Brain to Understand and Treat Fear and Anxiety
By Joseph LeDoux
reviewed by AL Cecala
BOOK REVIEW — Foundational Concepts in Neuroscience: A Brain-Mind Odyssey
By David E. Presti
reviewed by KS Milar
TECHNICAL REPORT — Running Wheel for Earthworms
WJ Wilson & BA Johnson
BOOK REVIEW — The Mind’s Machine: Foundations of Brain and Behavior
By Neil V. Watson & S. Marc Breedlove
reviewed by BR Johnson & DA Weldon
2015 Volume 14 Issue 1
2015 Volume 14 : Issue 1
Editorials
OPINION: When All the Giants Are Gone
By Ian A. Harrington
Ishi no ue ni mo san nen*: Warming to the Changing Face of Neuroscience and Neuroscience Education
By Eric P. Wiertelak, Editor-in-Chief
Articles
Psychoactive Substances Bill and Act of New Zealand: A Chance to Engage Undergraduate Scientists with Society using a Transfer Learning Paradigm
by Catherine M. Gliddon & Belinda Cridge
Snack Cake ‘Dissection’: A Flipped Classroom Exercise to Engage Undergraduates with Basic Neuroanatomy
by Todd D. Watson
Pencil-and-Paper Neural Networks: An Undergraduate Laboratory Exercise in Computational Neuroscience
by Kevin M. Crisp, Ellen N. Sutter, & Jacob A. Westerberg
Developing the Next Generation of Civic-Minded Neuroscience Scholars: Incorporating Service Learning and Advocacy Throughout a Neuroscience Program
by Cecilia M. Fox
Extracellular Recording of Light Responses from Optic Nerve Fibers and the Caudal Photoreceptor in the Crayfish
by Steven C. Nesbit, Alexander G. Van Hoof, Chi C. Le, & James R. Dearworth, Jr. Supplementary Material
Non-Fiction Memoirs in the Neuroscience Classroom: A Window into the Minds of Those Affected by Addiction
by Alexia E. Pollack
Using Tinbergen’s Four Questions as the Framework for a Neuroscience Capstone Course
by John Meitzen Supplementary Material
Undergraduate Biocuration: Developing Tomorrow’s Researchers While Mining Today’s Data
by Cassie S. Mitchell, Ashlyn Cates, Renaid B. Kim, & Sabrina K. Hollinger
The Cognitive Neuroscience of Sign Language: Engaging Undergraduate Students’ Critical Thinking Skills Using the Primary Literature
by Courtney Stevens
A Series of Computational Neuroscience Labs Increases Comfort with MATLAB
by David F. Nichols
Excitable Membranes and Action Potentials in Paramecia: An Analysis of the Electrophysiology of Ciliates
by Charles H. Schlaepfer & Ralf Wessel
Media Reviews
BOOK REVIEW:
Looking Inside the Brain: The Power of Neuroimaging
by Denis Le Bihan
reviewed by Barbara Lom
NEUROSCIENCE PAPER REVIEWS: (Peer-Selected)
An Instructor’s Guide to (Some of) the Most Amazing Papers in Neuroscience
reviewed by Ian A. Harrington, William Grisham, D. J. Brasier, Shawn P. Gallagher, Samantha S. Gizerian, Rupa G. Gordon, Megan H. Hagenauer, Monica L. Linden, Barbara Lom, Richard Olivo, Noah J. Sandstrom, Shara Stough, Ilya Vilinsky, & Michael C. Wiest
BOOK REVIEW
Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist
by Kristof Koch
reviewed by Ian A. Harrington
BOOK REVIEW
Tales from Both Sides of the Brain
by Michael S. Gazzaniga
reviewed by Ian A. Harrington
BOOK REVIEW
The Synapse: Structure and Function
edited by Virginia Pickel and Menahem Segal
reviewed by Neal R. Melvin
BOOK REVIEW
Waking, Dreaming, Being
by Evan Thompson
reviewed by James W. Kalat