Undergraduate Neuroscience Education and Research

Breadboard Neuroscience: Exploring Neuronal Dynamics and Computation with Simple Electronic Circuits

This paper presents simple electronic circuits to explore neuronal dynamics and computation, demonstrating how basic electrical principles can model neural behavior and signal processing.

Technology-enhanced learning in undergraduate neuroscience education: tractography-based virtual dissection in psychology

This study evaluates a tractography-based virtual dissection activity for Psychology students, finding that perceived utility strongly predicts perceived learning outcomes.

CICADA: A unified framework for NWB-based neurophysiological data analysis

CICADA provides a unified framework for analyzing neurophysiological data in the NWB format, supporting both GUI-driven and programmatic workflows with modular analysis plugins.

Neurokraken: A fully flexible, open-source, python-based neuroscience behavior platform

Neurokraken provides an open-source, Python-based platform for designing and executing flexible behavioral experiments across species and setups.

RetINaBox: A hands-on learning tool for experimental neuroscience

RetINaBox provides a low-cost open-source tool for hands-on learning about visual system feature detectors through interactive experiments.

EthoPy: Reproducible Behavioral Neuroscience Made Simple

EthoPy simplifies reproducible behavioral neuroscience by automating training workflows and integrating stimulus presentation, hardware management, and data logging.

Interactive data exploration websites for large-scale electrophysiology

The paper introduces two public websites for exploring large-scale electrophysiology data from the International Brain Laboratory, enabling cross-platform access to behavioral trials and neuronal data.

Building Brains for Robots: A Hands-On Approach to Learning Neuroscience in the Classroom

This paper introduces a curriculum using brain-based robots to teach neuroscience concepts, showing improved student understanding and engagement.

Structured behavioral data format: An NWB extension standard for task-based behavioral neuroscience experiments

The paper introduces a data standard extension to NWB for structured behavioral neuroscience experiments, integrating neural activity with behavioral context.

NEST Desktop - An educational application for neuroscience

NEST Desktop provides an installation-free web-based GUI for neuronal network simulations, enabling non-programmers to explore computational neuroscience concepts without prior programming knowledge.

improv: A software platform for real-time and adaptive neuroscience experiments

improv enables real-time adaptive neuroscience experiments by integrating modeling, data collection, and analysis across organisms and data types.

Simple and low-cost amplifier system for the study of a ventral nerve action potential in earthworm

This paper describes a simple and low-cost amplifier system for recording action potentials in earthworms, enhancing practical learning in neurobiology courses.

Xolotl: An Intuitive and Approachable Neuron and Network Simulator for Research and Teaching

Xolotl provides an intuitive neuron and network simulator that combines C++ speed with MATLAB ease-of-use for research and teaching.

Panama: a tool for ion channel biophysics simulation

The paper introduces Panama, an online tool and R library for simulating voltage-gated ion channel biophysics, addressing limitations in existing software.

Single-Neuron Gene Expression Analysis Using the Maxwell 16 LEV System in the Neural Systems and Behavior Course

The paper describes an educational pipeline for single-neuron gene expression analysis using RNA knockdown and electrophysiological measurements in crustacean ganglion neurons.