ABSTRACT
A typical procedure for learning basic neuroanatomy in a physiological psychology laboratory is to inspect, dissect, and identify various structures of a sheep brain. Laboratory manuals, such as Cooley and Vanderwolf (1979). Hart (1976). and Skinner (1971). provide detailed procedures for this task. Our undergraduate physiological psychology course enrolls about 25 upper level students (almost entirely juniors and seniors). It meets for 3 hr of lecture each week, with a 2-hr lab. One course goal is for students to gain a three-dimensional mental representation of the brain, so that they can identify structures and tracts from samples cut at both traditional and odd angles.
