Essentials of Behavioral Neuroscience: From the Cell to the Human Organism. An Integrative Laboratory and Service Learning Experience

行为神经科学要点：从细胞到人体。

• 批准号: 0633459
• 负责人: Jeffrey Smith
• 金额: $ 14.78万
• 依托单位: University of Portland
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-06-01 至 2009-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0633459&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Essentials; Behavioral; Neuroscience; Cell; Human

Psychology - Biological (71) This project is creating a behavioral neuroscience laboratory, developing experiments for undergraduate students, and creating outreach service learning opportunities in collaboration with the surrounding educational community. The core objective is the development of a new behavioral neuroscience laboratory sequence entitled "Essentials of Behavioral Neuroscience: From the Cell to the Human Organism; An integrative laboratory and service learning experience." This two-semester sequence is providing opportunities for students to learn the basic principles of brain and behavior relationships with "hands-on" laboratory experiences. These labs are being adapted from several already developed sources (many of which have received previous support from NSF) as well as new labs developed by the co-investigators. This compilation of laboratory experiences includes labs from the classic physiological psychology manual published by Oakley and Schafer (1978), Carol Ann Paul's "Discovering Neurons: The Experimental Basis of Neuroscience," J. Alexander Dale's CCLI project titled "Incorporation of Electrophysiology into Psychology Courses" (9351304), and other basic labs which the co-investigators are constructing. The lab facility is being built around five "ADInstruments Powerlab" workstations that support both in vitro and in vivo cellular recording and direct measurement of human physiology from basic physiological processes to EEG. The second objective is the creation of novel service learning experiences for the students and faculty of the University of Portland. One of these is a new summer day camp program that provides an educational opportunity for local high school students called "Brain Explorers," a neuroscience-themed summer day camp for at-risk youth in North Portland. Undergraduate students enrolled in the behavioral neuroscience laboratory sequence are being given the opportunity to enroll in a service learning seminar course, where they work as a team to develop materials for the Brain Explorers outreach effort. The intellectual merit of this project lies in greatly expanded opportunities for students at the University of Portland to explore the complexities of the nervous system through novel and previously unavailable methods. Participating students are being prepared to engage in the technical, critical thinking, and problem solving skills necessary to further their understanding of the neural sciences. The broader impacts of this project are the enhancement and expansion of the University of Portland neuroscience environment that is making possible enhanced interdisciplinary communication and collaboration.

心理学-生物学（71）这个项目正在创建一个行为神经科学实验室，为本科生开发实验，并与周围的教育社区合作创造外展服务学习机会。 核心目标是开发一个新的行为神经科学实验室序列，题为“行为神经科学的基本要素：从细胞到人类有机体;综合实验室和服务学习体验。这两个学期的课程为学生提供了学习大脑和行为关系的基本原理的机会，并提供了“动手”的实验室经验。这些实验室是从几个已经开发的来源（其中许多已经得到了NSF的支持）以及共同研究者开发的新实验室改编的。本实验室经验汇编包括奥克利和谢弗（1978）出版的经典生理心理学手册中的实验室，卡罗尔·安·保罗的“发现神经元：神经科学的实验基础”，J.亚历山大·戴尔的CCLI项目，题为“将电生理学纳入心理学课程”（9351304），以及共同研究者正在建设的其他基础实验室。 该实验室设施围绕五个“ADInstruments Powerlab”工作站建设，支持体外和体内细胞记录以及从基本生理过程到EEG的人体生理学直接测量。第二个目标是为波特兰大学的学生和教师创造新颖的服务学习体验。 其中之一是一个新的夏令营项目，为当地高中生提供一个名为“大脑探索者”的教育机会，这是一个以神经科学为主题的夏令营，面向北波特兰的高危青年。 就读于行为神经科学实验室序列的本科生有机会参加服务学习研讨会课程，在那里他们作为一个团队工作，为大脑探索者外展工作开发材料。 这个项目的智力价值在于大大扩大了波特兰大学学生通过新颖和以前无法获得的方法探索神经系统复杂性的机会。参与的学生正在准备从事必要的技术，批判性思维和解决问题的技能，以进一步了解神经科学。该项目的更广泛的影响是波特兰大学神经科学环境的增强和扩展，这使得加强跨学科的交流和合作成为可能。