Advances in Physiology Education, Vol 263, Issue 6 37-S44, Copyright © 1992 by American Physiological Society
Use of computer-assisted courseware in teaching neuroscience: the Graphic Brain
T. J. Teyler and T. J. Voneida
Neurobiology Department, Northeastern Ohio Universities, College of Medicine, Rootstown 44272.
We describe the development of a computer-assisted instructional tool for
the neurosciences. Designed to run on readily available MS-DOS computers,
the Graphic Brain utilizes computer-generated static and animated images
and accompanying text to assist in instruction of neuroanatomy and
neurophysiology. We have used the Graphic Brain in our medical neuroscience
course and report that, as measured anecdotally and by test scores, it
facilitates student comprehension of the space- and time-varying aspects of
anatomy and physiology. When the Graphic Brain is used as an adjunct to
lecture, we find that we can cover the same material in 75% of the time
required using traditional methods.
