Enhancement of Undergraduate Neuroscience Instruction and Laboratory Experiences

增强本科生神经科学教学和实验室经验

• 批准号: 9250537
• 负责人: Craig Kinsley
• 金额: $ 3.97万
• 依托单位: University of Richmond
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1992
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1992-06-01 至 1994-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9250537&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Enhancement; Undergraduate; Neuroscience; Instruction; Laboratory

Students preparation for careers as scientists and teachers will improve significantly by exposure in their laboratory classes and independent research to a histology and neural imaging system that enables one to peer into the workings and structure of the nervous system. Existing psychology courses will improve, and we are adding an additional upper-level laboratory course on neural techniques and neuroanatomy. Concurrently, University of Richmond students will engage in activities with local middle-school science students, involving them in laboratory experiences both at the university using the new equipment and at their own school, promoting creative and critical thinking skills regarding the brain, nervous system and behavior, while fostering an interest in science. Collaborations will also continue with psychology faculty and students from neighboring Randolph-Macon Women's College.

通过参加实验室课程和对组织学和神经成像系统的独立研究，学生可以为科学家和教师的职业生涯做好准备，该系统使人们能够深入了解神经系统的运作和结构。 现有的心理学课程将会得到改进，我们还将增加一门关于神经技术和神经解剖学的高级实验室课程。 与此同时，里士满大学的学生将与当地中学生一起参与活动，让他们在使用新设备的大学和自己的学校体验实验室体验，提高有关大脑、神经系统和行为的创造性和批判性思维能力，同时培养对科学的兴趣。 还将继续与邻近的伦道夫-梅肯女子学院的心理学教师和学生进行合作。