Neurophysiology Laboratory for Undergraduates

该项目建立了一个本科神经生理学实验室。 该实验室配备了四个学生电生理钻机，包括显微镜，细胞内和细胞外放大器，苹果电脑和MacLab软件。 这个实验室为神经科学、心理学和生物学专业的学生服务，用于低年级和高年级的课程。 它用于向一年级学生演示实验，并允许他们进行简单的实验。 在高年级课程，神经生理学基础，钻机用于一系列具有挑战性的实验室，教学生如何使用设备，设计实验，分析数据，并提出他们的结果口头和书面。 练习集中在无脊椎动物的准备工作，并强调细胞和行为神经科学的原则。 实验室将学生们直到现在才读到的概念带入生活，并鼓励一些人继续进行神经生理学的研究。 在学年和夏季，许多学生在教师的监督下进行独立研究。 这些装置可用于此类项目，也可用于专注于神经生理学的学生的高级论文。 最后，PI可以使用设备开发适合本科实验室的新神经行为学制剂。

This project establishes an undergraduate neurophysiology laboratory. The laboratory is equipped with four-student electrophysiology rigs, including microscopes, intra- and extra-cellular amplifiers, Apple computers, and MacLab software. This laboratory serves students who major in neuroscience, psychology, and biology and is used in both lower- and upper- division courses. It is used to demonstrate experiments to first-year students and to allow them to conduct a simple experiment. In the upper-division course, Fundamentals of Neurophysiology, the rigs are used for a series of challenging laboratories that teach students how to use the equipment, design experiments, analyze data, and present their results both orally and in writing. The exercises focus on invertebrate preparations and emphasize the principles of both cellular and behavioral neuroscience. The laboratories bring to life concepts that students only read about until now and should encourage some to pursue further studies in neurophysiology. During the academic year and summer, many students conduct independent research under the supervision of faculty members. The rigs are available for such projects and for students who focus on neurophysiology for their senior theses. Finally, the PI can use the equipment to develop new neuroethological preparations suitable for undergraduate laboratories.