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2015 Volume 13 Issue 3
2015 Volume 13 : Issue 3
Editorials
Proceedings of the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience Workshops at Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, July 30 – Aug 3, 2014
By JC Hardwick, BR Johnson, JJ Ramirez & EP Wiertelak
The 2014 FUN Achievement Award
By BS Beltz et al.
Articles
VideoHacking: Automated Tracking and Quantification of Locomotor Behavior with Open Source Software and Off-the-Shelf Video Equipment
By EE Conklin et al.
ERIN: A Portal to Resources for Higher Education in Neuroscience
By RF Olivo et al.
Documenting Laboratory Procedures with Video
By RA Wyttenbach
Retention of Underrepresented Minority Faculty: Strategic Initiatives for Institutional Value Proposition Based on Perspectives from a Range of Academic Institutions
By Joseph A. Whittaker et al.
Intentional Excellence in the Baldwin Wallace University Neuroscience Program
By JK Morris et al.
Best Practices: The Neuroscience Program at Central Michigan University
By GL Dunbar
Career Transitions for Faculty Members Committed to Undergraduate Neuroscience Education
By GL Dunbar
Light Activated Escape Circuits: A Behavior and Neurophysiology Lab Module using Drosophila Optogenetics
By JS Titlow et al.
Gel Scramble: An E-Tool for Teaching Molecular Neuroscience
By W Grisham et al.
Supplementary Material
Neuroscience and Global Learning
By MG Ruscio et al.
How to Successfully Incorporate Undergraduate Researchers Into a Complex Research Program at a Large Institution
By RB Weldon & VF Reyna
Mission-Driven, Manageable and Meaningful Assessment of an Undergraduate Neuroscience Program
By GM Muir
In Situ Teaching: Fusing Labs & Lectures in Undergraduate Science Courses to Enhance Immersion in Scientific Research
By J Round and B Lom
In Vivo Time-Lapse Imaging in the Zebrafish Lateral Line: A Flexible, Open-Ended Research Project for an Undergraduate Neurobiology Laboratory Course
By MH Marra et al.
Using the Humanities to Teach Neuroscience to Non-majors
By HG McFarlane and J Richeimer
Supplementary Material
Electrophysiology Meets Ecology: Investigating How Vision is Tuned to the Life Style of an Animal using Electroretinography
By A Stowasser et al.
Supplementary Material
Student Friendly Technique to Demonstrate Coordination between Postural (Involuntary) and Voluntary Muscle Contractions
By W Colgan III
2015 Volume 13 Issue 2
2015 Volume 13 : Issue 2
Editorials
There are So Many I Want to Thank: Inviting the Neuroscience Classroom into Hollywood
by EP Wiertelak, Editor-in-Chief
Articles
Dark Adaptation and Purkinje Shift: A Laboratory Exercise in Perceptual Neuroscience
by U Wolfe & N Ali
Brain Literate: Making Neuroscience Accessible to a Wider Audience of Undergraduates
by D Salomon et al.
A Classic Improved: Minor Tweaks Yield Major Benefits in Crayfish Slow-Flexor Preparations
by C Weller et al.
Mad Dogs, Vampires, and Zombie Ants: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Teaching Neuroscience, Behavior, and Microbiology
by DJ Esteban & KS Holloway
Undergraduate Neuropharmacology: A Model for Delivering College-Level Neuroscience to High School Students in situ
by LE Martin-Morris et al.
Exercises in Anatomy, Connectivity, and Morphology using Neuromorpho.org and the Allen Brain Atlas
by P Chu et al.
Teaching Science Writing in an Introductory Lab Course
by SE Holstein et al.
Supplementary Material #1 • Supplementary Material #2 • Supplementary Material #3 • Supplementary Material #4
Active Learning in a Neuroethics Course Positively Impacts Moral Judgment Development in Undergraduates
by D Abu-Odeh et al.
Media Reviews
BOOK REVIEW
Neuroanatomy of Language Regions of the Human Brain
by Michael Petrides
reviewed by DY Harvey
WEBSITE REVIEW
Neuroscience for Kids: Online Resources that Promote Student Engagement, Teaching and Learning about the Brain
by Eric H. Chudler
reviewed by TK Karikari
2014 Volume 13 Issue 1
2014 Volume 13 : Issue 1
Editorials
The Reviews Are In: Resources For Undergraduate Neuroscience Education
by EP Wiertelak, Editor-in-Chief
Articles
Developing a New Experimental System for an Undergraduate Laboratory Exercise to Teach Theories of Visuomotor Learning
by S Kasuga & J Ushiba
K-12 Neuroscience Education Outreach Program: Interactive Activities for Educating Students about Neuroscience
by AL Deal et al.
Students Apply Research Methods to Consumer Decisions About Cognitive Enhancing Drinks
by CB Walters et al.
“Thinking like a Neuroscientist”: Using Scaffolded Grant Proposals to Foster Scientific Thinking in a Freshman Neuroscience Course
by H Köver, SE Wirt, MT Owens, & AJ Dosmann
A Proposal for Undergraduate Students’ Inclusion in Brain Awareness Week: Promoting Interest in Curricular Neuroscience Components
by A Martins & PB Mello-Carpes
Engaging Undergraduate Summer Research Students and Faculty in a Regional Neuroscience Network
by JR Yates & AJ Stavnezer
Recording Field Potentials From Zebrafish Larvae During Escape Responses
by BD Monesson-Olson et al.
Media Reviews
Textbook Review
Guide to Research Techniques in Neuroscience
by Matt Carter and Jennifer Shieh
reviewed by JC Strickland
Book Review
MATLAB for Neuroscientists: An Introduction to Scientific Computing in MATLAB (second edition)
by Pascal Wallisch et al.
reviewed by W Grisham
Book Review
Neuroscience: A Historical Introduction
by Mitchell Glickstein
reviewed by AL Cecala
Book Review
Portraits of the Mind: Visualizing the Brain from Antiquity to the 21st Century
by Carl Schoonover
reviewed by B Lom
Book Review
Joy, Guilt, Anger, Love
By Giovanni Frazzetto
reviewed by JW Kalat
Book Review
Identification of Neural Markers Accompanying Memory
Edited by Alfredo Meneses
reviewed by P Krishnan
2014 Volume 12 Issue 2
2014 Volume 12 : Issue 2
Editorials
Expanding, Enriching and Sustaining Undergraduate Neuroscience Education
by EP Wiertelak, Editor-in-Chief
Articles
The Student as Teacher: Reflections on Collaborative Learning in a Senior Seminar
by J Kurczek & J Johnson
A Mind of Their Own: Using Inquiry-based Teaching to Build Critical Thinking Skills and Intellectual Engagement in an Undergraduate Neuroanatomy Course
by RR Greenwald & IJ Quitadamo
Behavioral Observation of Xenopus Tadpole Swimming for Neuroscience Labs
by W-C Li, M Wagner & NJ Porter
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Graphical Kinetic Data Analysis of the Dopamine Neurotransmitter System: An Exercise for an Undergraduate Laboratory Course
by MM Mirrione et al.
NeuroLab: A Set of Graphical Computer Simulations to Support Neuroscience Instruction at the High School and Undergraduate Level
by LF Schettino
Supplementary Material
Complementing Neurophysiology Education for Developing Countries via Cost-Effective Virtual Labs: Case Studies and Classroom Scenarios
by S Diwakar et al.
Classroom Demonstration of the Visual Effects of Eye Diseases
by A-M Raphail et al.
Attitudes Toward Animal Research: Revisiting Gallup and Beckstead (1988)
by MM Metzger
Controversies in Neuroscience: A Literature-Based Course for First year Undergraduates that Improves Scientific Confidence While Teaching Concepts
by AM Willard & DJ Brasier
Supplementary Material #1 • Supplementary Material #2 • Supplementary Material #3 • Supplementary Material #4
Media Reviews
Book Review
Permanent Present Tense: The Unforgettable Life of the Amnesic Patient, H.M.
by Suzanne Corkin
reviewed by K Monuszko
Book Review
Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes our Thoughts
by Stanislas Dehaene
reviewed by JW Kalat
2013 Volume 12 Issue 1
2013 Volume 12 : Issue 1
Editorials
Opinion: A Win for Science: The Benefits of Mentoring High School Students in the Lab
by CM Harley
Opinion: Science Communication to the General Public: Why We Need to Teach Undergraduate and Graduate Students this Skill as Part of Their Formal Scientific Training
by SE Brownell, JV Price and L Steinman
Editorial by EP Wiertelak, Editor-in-Chief: Training Tomorrow’s Neuroscientists Today
Articles
Three Colossal Neurons: A New Approach to an Old Classroom Demonstration
by SR Holloway
Engaging the Audience: Developing Presentation Skills in Science Students
by AE Stuart
MetaNeuron: A Free Neuron Simulation Program for Teaching Cellular Neurophysiology
by MH Newman and EA Newman
Can You Change a Student’s Mind in a Course about the Brain? Belief Change Following an Introductory Course in Biological Psychology
by IA Harrington
Pleasure and Pain: Teaching Neuroscientific Principles of Hedonism in a Large General Education Undergraduate Course
by RJ Bodnar et al.
The Use of Haiku to Convey Complex Concepts in Neuroscience
by AE Pollack and DL Korol
Basic Neuron Model Electrical Equivalent Circuit: An Undergraduate Laboratory Exercise
by KM Dabrowski et al.
Community-Based Experiential Learning for Second Year Neuroscience Undergraduates
by HJ Yu et al.
Supplementary Material #1 • Supplementary Material #2 • Supplementary Material #3
Studying Temporal Properties of Stimulus-Evoked Responses in the Ventral Nerve Cord of Insects
by MJ Ferragamo
Using Crickets to Introduce Neurophysiology to Early Undergraduate Students
by RK Dagda et al.
Engaging Undergraduates in a Unique Neuroscience Research Opportunity: A Collaborative Research Experience Between a Primarily Undergraduate Institution (PUI) and a Major Research Institution
by MA Kreitzer & RP Malchow
Media Reviews
Book Review
Beyond The Brain: How Body and Environment Shape Animal and Human Minds
by Louise Barrett
reviewed by AL Cecala
2013 Volume 11 Issue 2
2013 Volume 11 : Issue 2
Editorials
Articles
An Undergraduate Laboratory Exercise to Study Sensory Inhibition
by RH Nguyen, B Kirsch, R Yu, S Shim, P Mangum, JK Holden, EM Francisco & M Tommerdahl
Da Vinci Coding? Using Renaissance Artists’ Depictions of the Brain to Engage Student Interest in Neuroanatomy
by TD Watson
Using Chick Forebrain Neurons to Model Neurodegeneration and Protection in an Undergraduate Neuroscience Laboratory Course
by JR Burdo
Supplementary Material #1 • Supplementary Material #2
Media Reviews
Book Review: Creating Modern Neuroscience: The Revolutionary 1950s
reviewed by AL Cecala
Book Review: Brain Architecture: Understanding the Basic Plan (2nd ed.)
reviewed by DA Weldon and BR Johnson
2012 Volume 11 Issue 1
2012 Volume 11 Issue : 1 and Special Section: FUN Workshop Papers
Editorials
Introduction to Volume 11, Issue 1 and Proceedings of the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience Workshops at Pomona College, Claremont, CA, July 28 to July 31, 2011
by BR Johnson, EP Wiertelak, JJ Ramirez, & K Parfitt
Articles
Wikipedia Neuroscience Stub Editing in an Introductory Undergraduate Neuroscience Course
by JR Burdo
Elevating Student Potential: Creating Digital Video to Teach Neurotransmission
by MK Jarvinen & LZ Jarvinen
Developing at Team-taught Capstone Course in Neuroscience
by S Kennedy & F Hassebrock
An Undergraduate taught Course on Consciousness and Mind
by SI Kronemer & Jennifer Yates
Special Section: 2011 FUN Workshop Papers
Articles
Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action
Presentation to Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience, July 2011
by MLS Ledbetter
Identifying and Using ‘Core Competencies’ to Help Design and Assess Undergraduate Neuroscience Curricula
by M Kerchner, JC Hardwick & JE Thornton
Supplementary Material
Working with your Administration to Garner Support for Neuroscience Programs
by CG Reiness
External Reviews, Internal Influences: Consultations and the Undergraduate Neuroscience Curriculum
by EP Wiertelak
Cultivating Diversity and Competency in STEM: Challenges and Remedies for Removing Virtual Barriers to Constructing Diverse Higher Education Communities of Success
by JA Whittaker & BL Montgomery
OPINION: Diversity in Neuroscience. We Know the Problem. Are We Really Still Debating the Solutions?
by NY Weekes
The Intentional Mentor: Effective Mentorship of Undergraduate Science Students
by JJ Ramirez
Creating Cross-disciplinary Courses
by ER Reynolds
Accelerated Integrated Science Sequence: An Interdisciplinary Introductory Course for Science Majors
by NH Copp, K Black & S Gould
Collaborative Online Writing Assignments to Foster Active Learning
by RF Olivo
Service Learning in Neuroscience Courses
by KS Mead & S Kennedy
The Value of Partnerships in Science Education: A Win-Win Situation
by S de Lacalla & A Petruso
Neuroscience Study Abroad: Developing a Short-Term Summer Course
by MG Ruscio & C Korey
Shared Innovations in Education: Writing and Reviewing for the Undergraduate Neuroscience Community
by EP Wiertelak & GL Dunbar
Planning and Designing Spaces for the Sciences
by DA Weldon
Teaching Neuroinformatics with an Emphasis on Quantitative Locus Analysis
by W Grisham, CA Korey, NA Schottler, LB McCauley & J Beatty
Exploring Sensory Neuroscience Through Experience and Experiment
by RA Wyttenbach
A Structured-Inquiry Approach to Teaching Neurophysiology Using Computer Simulation
by KM Crisp
The Fundamentals of Flying: Simple and Inexpensive Strategies for Employing Drosophila Genetics in Neuroscience Teaching Laboratories
by SR Pulver & J Berni
Electroretinograms in Drosophila: A Robust and Genetically Accessible Electrophysiological System for the Undergraduate Laboratory
by I Vilinsky & KG Johnson
Classic Clinical Technique Adapted to Demonstrate Autonomic Nervous System Physiology in an Undergraduate Laboratory Course
by W Colgan III
The Homemade Alternative: Teaching Human Neurophysiology with Instrumentation Made (Almost) from Scratch
by S Hauptman, K Du Bois & BR Johnson
2012 Volume 10 Issue 2
2012 Volume 10 : Issue 2
Editorials
The State of JUNE
by W Grisham
Letter to the Editor
Quenchable Neuroscience: Why JUNE Needs to Focus on Getting Indexed in PubMed
by S Pulver
Articles
Assessing Development of an Interdisciplinary Perspective in an Undergraduate Neuroscience Course
by KM Crisp & GM Muir
Drugs, the Brain, and Behavior: A Graduate Student-run Comprehensive Course in Neuroscience
by LE Ullrich et al.
Supplementary Material 1 • Supplementary Material 2 • Supplementary Material 3
Using In Vivo Voltammetry to Demonstrate Drug Action: A Student Laboratory Experience in Neurochemistry
by BP Bergstrom
Bio-amplifier with Driven Shield Inputs to Reduce Electrical Noise and its Application to Laboratory Teaching of Electrophysiology
by Y Matsuzaka et al.
Using Equivalence-Based Instruction to Increase Efficiency in Teaching Neuroanatomy
by CL Pytte & DM Fienup
An Undergraduate Laboratory Exercise Examining the Psychomotor Stimulant Effects of Caffeine in Laboratory Rats
by K Pham & RD Romeo
2011 Volume 10 Issue 1
2011 Volume 10 : Issue 1
Editorials
Articles
Strategies For Fostering Synergy between Neuroscience Programs and Chemistry Departments
By DJ Ulness & JR Mach
A Mechanism for Multidisciplinary Dialogue: The Memory & … Series
By KS Multhaup et al.
The Use of “Non-Fiction Novels” in a Sensation and Perception Course
By KL Gunther
Human Brains Engaged in Rat Brains: Student-driven Neuroanatomy Research in an Introductory Biology Lab Course
By SM Gardner et al.
Decreasing Neuroscience Anxiety in an Introductory Neuroscience Course: An Analysis Using Data from a Modified Science Anxiety Scale
By M Birkett & K Shelton
Integrating Community Outreach into the Undergraduate Neuroscience Classroom
By C Stevens
Supplementary Material, Examples 1-3
“Writing in Neuroscience”: A Course Designed for Neuroscience Undergraduate Students
By J Adams
Use of Personal EEG Monitors in a Behavioral Neuroscience Course to Investigate Natural Setting Sleep Patterns and the Factors Affecting Them in College Students
By JC Marshall et al.
A Conceptual Framework for Interdisciplinary Curriculum Design: A Case Study in Neuroscience
By M Modo & I Kinchin
Design Plans for an Inexpensive Tail Flick Analgesia Meter
By A Otto et al.
Supplementary Material
A Modified Golgi-Cox Procedure for use in Undergraduate Courses
By KA Wright et al.
2011 Volume 9 Issue 2
2011 Volume 9 : Issue 2
Editorials
Articles
Volunteerism is Key to Offering Successful Neuroscience Outreach with Limited Resources
By AR Pearce and M Srivatsan
Undergraduate Neuroscience Education in the U.S.: An Analysis using Data from the National Center for Education Statistics
By RL Ramos, GJ Fokas, A Bhambri, PT Smith, BH Hallas & JC Brumberg
Table 1: Award Levels • Table 2: Programs • Table 3: Historical Graduates
An Undergraduate Laboratory Exercise to Study Weber’s Law
By JK Holden, EM Francisco, Z Zhang, C Baric & M Tommerdahl
SYNAPSE, Symposium for Young Neuroscientists and Professors of the Southeast: A One-day, Regional Neuroscience Meeting Focusing on Undergraduate Research
By MW Hurd, B Lom & WL Silver
Incorporating Scientific Publishing into an Undergraduate Neuroscience Course: A Case Study Using IMPULSE
By LS Jones et al.
Music and the Mind: A New Interdisciplinary Course on the Science of Musical Experience
By JR Prichard & V Cornett-Murtada