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2024 Volume 22: Issue 3
2024 Volume 22: Issue 3
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Sherlock Holmes and the Neurophysiologists: Unraveling the “Mystery” of Active Learning Success
By French LB, Stauffer M, Salazar Requena M
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Integrating Intercultural Competence into a Neuroscience Curriculum through a Short-Term Study Abroad Program
By Herin GA, Lewis GM
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Use of Buzz Buttons to Illustrate Taste Perception Principles in a Sensation and Perception Laboratory Exercise
By Jeye BM
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Forbidden Neurds: A Neuroscience Word Game
By Kaur AK
Low-Cost Classroom and Laboratory Exercises for Investigating Both Wave and Event-Related Electroencephalogram Potentials
By Smith K, Pilger A, Amorim MLM, Mircic S, Reining Z, Ristow N, Miller D, Leonhardt A, Donovan JC, Meier M, Marzullo TC, Serve0Kamp E, Steiner P, Gage GJ
Neurosimilator for Undergraduate Biophysics and Neurophysiology Courses
By Dupuis F, Shlyonsky V, de Prelle B, Gall D
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Neurodiversity in the Minds of Students: From Perception to Campus Programming
By Castleman BV, Jarvinen LZ, Jarvinen MK
The Neuroscience Research Opportunities to Increase Diversity Program: Transformative and Successful Research Training Strategies for Undergraduate Students within Hispanic Serving Institutions
By Maldonado-Vlaar CS, Garcia-Arras JE
The Efficacy of a Novel Board Game to Teach Cable Properties to Introductory Neuroscience Undergraduate Students
By Rydbom J, Das Soumyaa, Storm A, Nemes-Baran A
Memphis NeuroSTART Program: Promoting Student Success and Increasing the Diversity of Applicants to Neuroscience Graduate Programs
By Sable HJK, Lester DB
Virtual Dissection Table Case Studies for Undergraduate Neuroanatomy Written Assignments
By Wang J, Beecher K, Chehrehasa F
Interactive Notebooks Improve Students’ Understanding of Developmental Neurobiology, Attitudes Toward Research, and Experimental Design Competency in a Lecture-Based Neuroscience Course
By Reyes-Nava NG, Esparza D, Suarez V, Quintana A, Olimpo JT
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An In-depth Exploration of the Interplay between fMRI Methods and Theory in Cognitive Neuroscience
By Huffman DJ
Using BioRender for Active Learning: Exploring Learning-Style Preference and Visual-Spatial Ability in Undergraduate Students
By Ha J, Afana D, Moghaddam KN, Nicholas A
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Introducing BRAINOER: The Behavioral Research and Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Open Educational Repository
By Harris Bozer AL, Civitello NA, Rawlings ED, Leach LF
2024 Volume 22: Issue 2
2024 Volume 22: Issue 2
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EDITORIAL: Proceedings of the 2023 Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience Workshop at Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, July 27-30, 2023
By Basu A, Bradaric B, Donley D, Gaudier-Diza MM, Grimm J, Kaplan J, Nahmani M, Reynolds E, Rose J, Tan TM
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Reimagining Neuroscience Education: Teaching “Life” as a Step Towards Social Justice
By Rollins O
The Art of NOW: Mentoring to Address Hidden Curriculum in Undergraduate Neuroscience Education
By Balls-Berry JE, Orellana M, Enders F, Dsouza K
Unpacking and Utilizing of Neuroscience Core Concepts
By Chen A, Phillips KA, Tran EH, Schaefer JE, Sonner PM
Of Chatbots and Colonizers: A FUN Workshop Mini Symposium
By Neem J, Donley D, Reynolds ER
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You’re Getting on my Nerves! A Board Game to Teach Action Potential Propagation and Cable Properties
By Nemes-Baran AD
A Case for the Use of Open Data as a Tool to Incorporate Socioscientific Topics into Neuroscience Education
By Meuler M, Casimo K
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Integrating Programming into Neuroscience Courses
By Juavinett AL
Designing and Teaching Courses on Sex, Gender, and the Brain: Two Implementations in the Undergraduate Classroom
By Leninger EC, Tan TM
microPublication Biology: An introduction to Publishing and Teaching with a Small-Format, Peer-Reviewed Journal
By Dahlberg L, Raciti D, Yook K
Building Community and Developing Professionally through FUN Final Friday Sessions
By Eaton S, Donley DW, Lom B, Stavnezer AJ
Increasing Accessibility Through Popular Press Books into Neuroscience Coursework
By Gill M
Mini-Symposium: Training the Trainers of the Next Generation of Neuroscience Advocates
By Hartvigsen SC, Burnett T, Fox CM, Matney CJ, Pham D, Smiley CE, Shah AP
Centering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Graduate Admissions
By Tan T, Tomaszycki M, Martinez-Acosta V, Juavinett A
Teaching the Nature of Science Improves Scientific Literacy Among Students Not Majoring in STEM
By Donley DW
Making an Effective Flipped Neuroscience Lab by Approaching Students from their Emoticons
By Fu Z
2023 Volume 22 : Issue 1
2023 Volume 22 : Issue 1
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EDITORIAL: SfN 2023 Report: It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, JUNE and FUN Faculty Awards
By Reynolds ER, Rhinehart E, Kang YY
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A Versatile Semester-Long Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience using Optogenetics and RNAi to Identify Genes Important for Synapse Function
By Luth ES, Juo P
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PopScience: Teaching Students to Communicate Scientific Findings to the General Public
By Gill MJ
Early-Career Pedagogical Practice: The Value of Training Undergraduates to Teach
By Carr CEG, Bailey K
Does Insomnia Cause Revenge Seeking Behavior? Using a Puzzle-Based Sleep Lab Educational Escape Room to Teach Circadian Rhythms in a Large Introductory Neuroscience Course
By Nakashyan B and Clabough EBD
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Poppy Seed Consumption and Oral Fluid Opioids Detection: A Classroom Demonstration of Psychopharmacological Concepts
By Flaisher-Grinberg S
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Using Drosophila Two-Choice Assay to Study Optogenetics in Hands-On Neurobiology Laboratory Activities
By Fu Z, Huda A, Kimbrough IF, Ni L
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Reducing Brain Injury Misconceptions and Willingness to Risk Concussion with a Three-Week Introductory-level Neuroscience Course
By Gordon RG
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Primary Afferent Depolarization and the Gate Control Theory of Pain: A Tutorial Simulation
By Heitler WJ
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CASE STUDY: Mapping Human Neuronal Diversity in the Search for New Therapeutics: Using Real Human Neuron Data Sets to Build Student Quantitative Skills
By Milligan EC, Casimo K, Buchanan L, Hutson B, Robertson S
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Teaching Scientific Literature Analysis: A Systematic Adoption of Skill-Building Methods to Enrich Research Training for Undergraduate Students
By Venugopal S
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Media Reviews
AMAZING PAPERS IN NEUROSCIENCE: Teaching Synaptic Transmission Using Primary Literature: A Skills-Focused Pedagogical Approach
By Payne AJ, Bills KB, Steffensen SC
AMAZING PAPERS IN NEUROSCIENCE: Unlocking Hidden Awareness: Repurposing fMRI to Detect Levels of Consciousness
By Caccamo A, Nolde G, Bakir H, Ho L, Alonso-Moreno MC, Wanniarachchi S
2023 Volume 21: Issue 2
2023 Volume 21: Issue 2
Editorials
EDITOR IN CHIEF: Of Chatbots and Colonizers
By Reynolds ER
EDITORIAL: The 2022 Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience Faculty Awards
By Rinehart E, Kang YY, Illig KR
EDITORIAL: Using Open Neuroscience to Advance Equity in the Pedagogy and Research Infrastructure in Colleges/Universities Still Financially Impacted by COVID-19: The Emergence of a Global Resource Network Aimed at Integrating Neuroscience and Society
By Chagas AM, Canli T, Ziadlou D, Forlano PM, Smaddar S, Chua E, Baskerville KA, Poon K, Neuwirth LS
Articles
Cross-Course Harmonized Assignments in Neuroscience
By Branco RC, Chan TMV
An Affordable Three-Dimensional (3D) Printed Recording Chamber for Two-Electrode Voltage Clamp Electrophysiology
By Shogren ISK, Gonzales JP, Boland LM
The COVID-19 and Taste Lab: A Mini Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience on Taste Differences and COVID-19 Susceptibility
By Wickham RJ, Adams W, Jawker MJ
Sleepy Mice Case Study: Implementation and Assessment
By Gaudier-Diaz MM, Parekh SV, Penton RD, Robertson SD, Thomas A
Comparing Student Performance in Emergency Remote and Face-to-Face Collaborative Learning Courses
By Azizi Y, Hession J, Newpher TM
The NEURON Program: Utilizing Low-Cost Neuroscience for Remote Education Outreach
By Ramadan B, Ricoy UM
An Undergraduate Laboratory Series Using C. elegans That Prepares Students for Independent Inquiry
By Quinan V, Hsu K, Mann M, Barclay K, Bauer D
Quantitative and Qualitative Representation of Introductory and Advanced EEG Concepts: An Exploration of Different EEG Setups
By Hatton SL, Rathore S, Vilinsky I, Stowasser A
Smartphone-enabled Web-based Simulation of Cellular Neurophysiology for Laboratory Course and its Effectiveness
By Yamamoto T, Weitmier A, Kurokawa M
Effects of a Service-Learning Neuroscience Course on Mood and Intergroup Anxiety
By Flanagan-Cato LM, Plate RC, Steele C, Jenkins AC
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2022 Volume 21: Issue 1
2022 Volume 21: Issue 1
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Promoting Scientific Exchange and Student Training through Scientific Meetings; Insights from a Joint Virtual Undergraduate Neuroscience Conference During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Carter BS, Jewett DC, Kelly S, Stavnezer AJ
Teaching Neuroscience: Reviving Neuroanatomy, Notes on the 2022 Society for Neuroscience Professional Development Workshop on Teaching
By Casimo K, Fanselow EE, Nahmani M, White LE, Grisham W
A Versatile Psychoneuroimmunology Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience
By Mesmer V, Gaudier-Diaz MM
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NeuroStudies: A Model of an Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Studies Minor
By Franssen RA, Franssen CL, Hannings MA
The Mismatch Between Neuroscience Graduate Training and Professional Skill Sets
By Shah S, Juavinett AL
The Creation of High-Resolution Brain Cross-sections for 3D Printing and Virtual Reality Applications
By Minear M, Rodriguez V, Gellis B, Krosly A
A Course Design for Remote Teaching Advanced Topics in Neuroscience
By Ramos R, Rivera-Rodriguez EJ
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Using Zebrafish Embryos to Study Pharmacological Effects on Neural Development in Hands-On Neurobiology Laboratory Activities
By Schoenfeld TJ, Glenn NO
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Student Evaluation of a Learning Community Model Adapted to Student and Curriculum Needs
By Yu HJ, Mulligan C, Hartford EE, McCoy JG, Cyr NE
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Pipette Olympics: An Engaging Exercise for Undergraduate Laboratory Training
By Richter TA, Wilkinson CD, Griffiths BB, Hunter RG
2022 Volume 20: Issue 3
2022 Volume 20: Issue 3
Editorials
EDITOR IN CHIEF: Growing and Evolving after Twenty Years of Neuroscience Education Scholarship
By Ramos RL
EDITORIAL: Teach Me and I’ll Remember
By Bayline , Banks, Morrison, Johnson BR
OPINION: Lessons Learned in Developing Virtual Neuroscience Labs
By Canal MM, Carroll J, Zhou, F, Metcalfe R
Articles
Active Learning and Community Engagement: Pedagogical Synergy through the “Mobile Neuroscience Lab” Project
By Gilbertson RJ, Hessler EE, Leff DJ
Effective Development of a Remote Full-Day Summer Neuroscience Program at the University of Pennsylvania
By Hipolit KA
Feasibility and Utility of a Virtual Reality Laboratory Exercise in an Undergraduate Neuroscience Course
By Broomell APR, Allison M, Ellern GD
An Online Course in Contemplative Neuroscience Increases Dispositional Mindfulness and Reduces Meditation Barriers
By Wolfe U, Batoyun T
Opportunities to Discuss Diversity-Related Topics in Neuroscience Courses
By Schreiber WB, Robinson-Drummer PA
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Recording from Snail Motor Nerves to Investigate Central Pattern Generation
By Wyttenbach RA, Johnson BR
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The FUN Exchange: A Community-Driven Repository of Resources for Neuroscience Educators
By Jorgensen C, Wright M
Measuring Sex Differences in the Corpus Callosum by Undergraduates at a Small and a Large Institution
By Leung CH, Goraya I, Kasa L, Schottler N, Grisham W
Media Reviews
AMAZING PAPERS IN NEUROSCIENCE: Teaching the Applications of CRISPR/Cas9: Using the African Turquoise Killifish as a Novel Model of Aging and Age-Related Diseases
By Hooper FW, Morrow J, Rodriguez J, Webb C
BOOK REVIEW: Connecting Dots Between Psychiatry, Neuroscience, and Memory: A Review of A Sense of Self: Memory, The Brain, and Who We Are by Veronica O’Keane
By Hu SX, Multhaup KS
BOOK REVIEW: So You Want to be a Neuroscientist by Ashley Juanvinett
By Hoy RR
2022 Volume 20: Issue 2
2022 Volume 20: Issue 2
Editorials
An Introduction to the Proceedings of the 2020 FUN Summer Virtual Meeting
By Johnson B
Celebrating Diverse Voices in Neuroscience: Introducing Project DiViNe
By Frenzel K, Harrington IA
A Tale of Two Meetings: Indeed, the Worst of Times Gave Undergraduate Neuroscience Education One of the Best of Times
By Wiertelak EP, Ramirez JR
Convening the Undergraduate Neuroscience Education Community in a Period of Rapid Change: Insights from the FUN 2020 Summer Virtual Meeting
By Basu AC, Kang YY, Leussis MP, Chan J
Articles
Video Microscopy for Teaching: Optimizing the Field of View
By Wyttenbach RA
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Increasing Self-Compassion: Review of the Literature and Recommendations
By Stutts L
Podcasting Neuroscience: A Science Communication Assignment
By Kaur AW
Deep versus Shallow Processing: A Learning and Memory Experiment for Asynchronous and Synchronous Online Platforms
By Pollack AE
Why Students Cheat and How Understanding This Can H Reduce the Frequency of Academic Misconduct in Higher Education: A Literature Review
By Miles PJ, Campbell M, Ruxton GD
The Development of Core Concepts for Neuroscience Higher Education: From Beginning to Summer Virtual Meeting Satellite Session
By Chen A, Phillips KA, Schaefer JE, Sonner PM
FraidyRat: A Virtual Module Examining the Neural Circuitry Underlying Fear Conditioning
By Grisham W, Schottler NA, Soto J, Krasne FB
Enhancing Student Research Experiences with Open Data from the Allen Brain Map
By Casimo K
Adapting Case Studies for Synchronous and Asynchronous Online Courses
By Cook-Snyder DR, Ehliinger DG
Teaching About Sex and Gender in Neuroscience: More Than Meets the “XY”
By Casto KV, Leininger EC, Tan T
PROJECT DiViNe: DIVERSE VOICES IN NEUROSCIENCE: Profiles of Rita Levi-Montalcini, Ricardo Miledi, Simon LeVay, Erich Jarvis, and Steve Ramirez
By Frenzel KE, Grisham WG, Ogilvie JM, Harrington IA
Deceived, Confused, or Peer Reviewed? Critical Information Literacy in a First-year Neuroscience Course
By Gold H, Leininger E
Virtual/Remote Labs for Fluorescent Immunocytochemistry or Western Blotting: The Next Best Thing to Being There
By Morrison M
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Online Neuroscience Instruction: Insights, Lessons Learned, and Moving Forward
By Wee BEF
Structured Worksheets: Simple Active Learning Strategies to Increase Transparency and Promote Communication
By Buffalari D
Digital Timeline Assignment of Key Opioid Research Articles Spanning Five Decades
By Hill AS
A Resource to Future Proof the Laboratory in Uncertain Times
By Calderon B, Steel C, Ford B, Sue J, Bracewell K
TrainingSpace: Neuroscience Education without Borders
By George P, Sandstrom M, Abrams MA
Neurosim: Some Thoughts on Using Computer Simulation in Teaching Electrophysiology
By Heitler B
Meeting Behind the Seen: Synchronous Teaching without Virtual Meeting Fatigue
By Upchurch M
Neuroscience Ambassadors: Creating a Network of Academia-Community Partnerships
By Flaisher-Grinberg S
Open Education Resources for Neuroscience
By Leussis MP
2021 Volume 20: Issue 1
2021 Volume 20: Issue 1
Editorials
Continued Challenges for Neuroscience Education During the COVID-19
By Ramos RL, Editor in Chief
Revisiting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commitments and Instituting Lasting Actionable Changes in the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience
By Neuwirth LS, Quadros Mennella PS, Kang YY, Linden ML, Nahmani M, Abrams M, Leussis MP, Illig KR
Reissue: A Decade of FUN: The First Ten Years of the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience
By Ramirez JJ, Normansell L
Articles
DRD4 Allele Frequency as a Lab Exercise in Neuroscience and Genetics Courses
By Koob AO, Ballantyne S, Leveque A, Qureshi AA, Congdon S
Pedagogical Activities for Assessing Human and Rat Taste-Related Behavioral Responses to Gymnema sylvestre
By Na ES, Morris MJ
Signal: A Neurotransmission Board Game
By Kaur AW
The Spine Lab: A Short-Duration, Fully-Remote Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience
By Wickam RJ, Genne-Bacon EA, Jacob MH
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Race and the Ivory Tower: An Antiracism Exercise for an Undergraduate Neuroscience Classroom
By Roth JR, Gavin CF
Class Size and Student Performance in a Team-Based Learning Course
By Ng M, Newpher TM
A Semester without Exams: Approaches in a Small And Large Course
By Branco RC
Open-Ended Inquiry into Zebrafish Nerve Development Using Image Analysis
By Petersen SC
Quantitative Characterization of Output from the Directionally Selective Visual Interneuron H1 in the Grey Flesh Fly Sarcophaga bullata
By Gelperin A, Ambrosini AE
Pandemic Teaching: Using the Allen Cell Types Database for Final Semester Projects in an Undergraduate Neurophysiology Lab Course
By Ho Y-Y, Roeser A, Law G, Johnson BR
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Case Studies
The Simpsons Neuron: A Case Study Exploring Neuronal Coding and the Scientific Method for Introductory and Advanced Neuroscience Courses
By Cammack KM, Teppert TR, Cook-Snyder DR
2021 Volume 19: Issue 2
2021 Volume 19: Issue 2
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Articles
Effective Use of Student-Created Case Studies as Assessment in an Undergraduate Neuroscience
By Bindelli DM, Kafura SAM, Laci A, Losurdo NA, Cook-Snyder DR
Teaching Neuroimmunology to Undergraduate Students: Resource for Full Course or Modular Implementation
By Watanabe J
Teaching Computation in Neuroscience: Notes on the 2019 Society for Neuroscience Professional Development Workshop on Teaching
By Grisham W, Abrams M, Babiec WE, Fairhall AL, Kass RE, Wallisch P, Olivo R
Integrating Service Learning into a Neuropsychopharmacology Course
By Cammack KM, Melton C
Cooperative Group Learning in Undergraduate Neuroscience: Using Simulations to Complement Problem-Solving Assignments
By Northcutt KV
Reading the Brain: An Interdisciplinary First-Year Seminar on the Intersection of Neuroscience, Literature, and Popular Culture
By Wilson KD, Berg TF
Assessment of Mapping the Brain, a Novel Research and Neurotechnology Based Approach for the Modern Neuroscience Classroom
By Johnson ZA, Sciolino NR, Plummer NW, Harrison PR, Jensen P, Robertson SD
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A Course-Based Research Experience Using the Allen Brain Map: From Research Question to Poster Session
By Ryan J, Casimo K
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Media Reviews
AMAZING PAPERS IN NEUROSCIENCE: Teaching Principles of Place Cells
By Sane VA
AMAZING PAPERS IN NEUROSCIENCE: Getting Graded: Teaching Principles of Chemical Synaptic Transmission without Action Potentials
By Strathern L
AMAZING PAPERS IN NEUROSCIENCE: Exploring the Genetic Underpinnings of Aggression in Drosophila melanogaster
By Takemori T
AMAZING PAPERS IN NEUROSCIENCE: Examining Empathy through Consolation Behavior in Prairie Voles
By Wilson JM