There's only two exams. Imo the reader questions that are on the exams are very straightforward. Questions I missed were on the lecture material so make sure you attend lecture because he does mention test material that aren't explicitly stated in the slides since his slides are very minimal. Great professor to talk to in office hours! Very smart.

1 midterm, 1 final grade only. Lots of articles, but not all were empirical/hard. All readings were extremely interesting. We learned about phantom limbs in the brain, Capgras delusion, and some anatomy but not much. His lectures blew my mind, but sometimes were hard to stay 100% focused. He is very respected and is a true neuroscientist.

I loved taking this class! There was a LOT of reading however the content is accessible and the testing material is made clear. Lectures were also incredibly interesting! Professor Janusonis is very considerate of his students, helpful in office hours, and an overall great professor deserving more recognition

Kind man. True scientist and educator.

This is truly a professor who cares about his students and their learning experience. He is clear, organized, and professional. Everything presented in class is interesting and relevant. The readings are very understandable and well coordinated with the lectures. You must read, you must attend lecture, and you must put in effort, but it is worth it

Great upper div class with such a chill prof. Only graded by midterm and final. Both are easy if you do the readings and his assigned article Q's (he uses them as exam Q's). First half of the material's kinda dull, but gets better after midterm. Generous grading scale makes it even easier to get a good grade - 85 cutoff for solid A, 75 a B, etc.

A coding class that will require a lot of graph theory and mathematical knowledge. Not a psych class at all. We were creating fractals by code. He lectures about something completely different to the code that is needed to complete the assignments. He also lectures very quietly and it is difficult to hear. Seems like an interesting guy though

This class used to be very fair, but the professor LITERALLY said it was "TOO EASY" so this quarter he made it RIDICULOUS instead. They take points off of HW problems for every little thing. And despite what he says, it IS a coding class. My partner is a CS major and HE couldnt even figure out several of the problems worth a huge % of the grade

DO NOT take Psy113L with him. Even my TA said she regrets TAing for this class, and her office hours were truly the only saving grace. The prof goes out of his way to make you feel bad for emailing him. He could care less if you were kicked out on the street in the middle of the pandemic. Its unconscionable. You will hate yourself for taking it.

PSY 113L is brain cell analysis lab, an acceptable course to satisfy the biopsy lab requirement. There is no analyzing of any brain cells, the class is just a coding with a program literally no one uses. This has been the biggest disappointment and waste of my time with a condescending & belittling professor to contribute to the pain of this class.

do not take 113L if you are a psychology major at UCSB. this class was the worst most irrelevant thing I have ever experienced. it was all coding and graph theory and it never slightly related to the brain in a way that I could understand.

One of the nicest professors, he genuinely wants all his students to do well and that's why the majority of his students get A's, he makes it easy. However, he's too smart to be lecturing, it's just not for him, lecture is too long and he repeats himself constantly and it gets monotonous.

Janusonis is one of the smartest and most inspirational professors I had at UCSB. He presents some real existential ideas and then engages your interest by grappling with them through a neuroscience lens. I had him for 2 classes prior, but 113L was unique and super fun. I'm so glad he offers a class to learn some programming for psych majors

He is a great professor. The material is not the easiest but he presents it in the best way possible. The course itself was very interesting. Amazing instructor I wish I could have taken more classes with him. Tests are straightforward. Midterm and Final also an A- is like an 85%

Best professor in the department. Inspiring, honestly. He will make you fall in love with the brain. Everything he teaches is new and relavent. If you want a career in neuroscience everything he talks about is important. Always tells you the big picture, why am I learning this. Makes you think some existential s hit . Took psy 3,166,And 163

LOVE LOVE LOVE this man. Lectures fly by because I am literally hanging on his every word. So intelligent, so well-organized and Dr. Janusonis articulates his intelligence in such a meaningful and digestible way. Take any opportunity to take a class with this man - I promise you will leave inspired and in awe of what you have taken in!

The best psychology professor teaching the best psychology course if you are a biopsychology major or interested in the brain. Up to date information, clear presentation, lecture slides and reading study guides posted online. I've never been more drawn into a course than this one. 11/10.

Take this class with Skirmantas if you are going to take the MCDB series, he explains complicated concepts in an amazingly simple and clear way; I still remember and USE the things he taught in all my other bio classes. Love this guy!

Really awesome and straight-forward professor. If you know the lectures by heart the tests should be pretty easy. I like his teaching style and the test questions are not there to trick you. If you go to office hours he will go into more details and little tangents, but overall great professor! Would take another class from him.

He makes hard material very comprehensible. Go to lecture and take notes on what he says. His review sheets are accurate to the tests and the tests are very straightforward you just have to put in the time and effort. And I'm not a sciencey person at all so I got a 75% on the midterm, but studied really hard for the final and got a 89%. It's doable

Awesome and crazy smart guy, and a very fair grader. Do what he says (as far as studying is concerned), look at the slides and do the reading and you'll do fine on the tests.

166 is a must take course for any biopsych student. He teaches the course based on the most current research findings and will encourage you to think critically about complex topics. He's clearly passionate about the material he lectures on and will make you want to attend class. The course also isn't hard to succeed in, which makes it even better.

I love Janusonis. He is brilliant and I promise will introduce you to something you have probably never heard of. He is unique from all the other Professor's in the biopsych department. Try to take any UD class he offers. He isn't hard, but more importantly what he teaches is fascinating.

I thoroughly enjoyed this class. Professor gives very interesting additional material alongside course required info and obviously is very knowledgeable and interested in this info. I definitely recommend going to office hours and taking full advantage of the book and professor, you'll be surprised by how much this info comes in handy!