title: Please pass the cauliflower: a recipe for introducing undergraduate students to brain structure and function.
abstract: Neurophysiology/pathophysiology content is a frequent source of anxiety for undergraduate students and their instructors. This learning module supplements traditional lecture and overhead presentations to offer a novel, nonthreatening, and entertaining introduction to neuropathology. The module is based on a ridiculous analogy between the human brain and the cauliflower. This module has been used with both underclassmen and more advanced health science undergraduate students and has produced enthusiastic student responses while deescalating both student and instructor anxiety.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Masters
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Christensen
mesh_terms: D001037:Aphasia / Q000503:physiopathology; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000098:blood supply / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001937:Brassica; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D017145:Models, Educational; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D009482:Neurophysiology / Q000193:education*; D020521:Stroke / Q000503:physiopathology; D013664:Teaching Materials / Q000191:economics