Enhanced Laboratory Undergraduate Instruction in Physiological Psychology Using Invertebrate Models and Non-Invasive Techniques

9451027潮心理学和其他学科因在研究中使用脊椎动物而受到批评，有时还面临非法活动。反应往往涉及到新的、更具限制性的关于照顾和使用实验动物的指导方针。此外，执行这些准则和加强防止破坏公物的必要措施需要大量支出稀缺的资金。因此，该项目支持使用简单的无脊椎动物准备和心理生理学实验的本科生生理心理学入门实验室。使用基本的计算机设备和附件。演示展示了各种神经生理学现象，本科生学习不同的电生理学和心理生理学技术。鉴于在教学和研究中使用脊椎动物的争议仍在继续，预计许多心理学和生物学系也会发现这种方法在神经科学的本科生学习中具有价值。

9451027 Chao Psychology and other disciplines have faced criticism and sometimes illegal activities directed at their use of vertebrate animals in research. Reactions often involve new and more restrictive guidelines for the care and use of laboratory animals. Also, the implementation of these guidelines and the increased measures necessary to guard against vandalism require substantial expenditures of scarce funds. This project therefore supports an introductory undergraduate physiological psychology laboratory which uses simple invertebrate preparations and psychophysiological experiments. Basic computer equipment and accessories are used. Demonstrations illustrate a variety of neurophysiological phenomena, and undergraduates learn different electrophysiological and psychophysiological techniques. Given the continued controversy over the use of vertebrate animals in teaching and research, it is also expected that many departments of psychology and biology will find this approach to the undergraduate study of neuroscience valuable.