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