The project sustains and expands a fundamentals of neuroscience course for non-science students while simultaneously growing the previously successful outreach to underserved pre-college students. In addition, the project aids faculty to incorporate neuroscience as a means of promoting science literacy into their course offerings. The project develops a series of diverse laboratory experiences spanning increasing degrees of complexity, from dissection of sheep brain, to electroencephalograms, to real-time assessment of language comprehension. The laboratory exercises guide students toward reading and understanding primary literature, devising experiments, reflecting upon experimental results and presenting findings.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)
Type
Standard Grant (Standard)
Application #
0837830
Program Officer
Herbert H. Richtol
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
2008-10-01
Budget End
2010-09-30
Support Year
Fiscal Year
2008
Total Cost
$105,594
Indirect Cost
Name
Willamette University
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Salem
State
OR
Country
United States
Zip Code
97301