JANUSONIS S
I loved EVERYTHING about this class. The professor exudes passion, you can tell he really cares about his students and the subject material (which is unlike any other class you'll take at UCSB). The numerous articles to read are a lot, but they should serve as a challenge to help you get better at reading research articles. I would 100% do it again
Honestly one of the best professors I've had at UCSB. He is insanely smart and actually cares about the ideas behind the material. His class is super interesting, and you can really tell he knows his stuff. Great guy, great course, learned a ton. Super underrated.
Professor Janusonis is AMAZING! Genuinely one of the BEST profs I've had. So caring, wants his students to succeed. The material is SO interesting, GO TO LECTURE! If you don't, you'll miss out on his funny talks and miss his hints for exams. Exams are reasonable, just go to lecture, read the articles from the readers and you will do just fine.
Professor Janusonis was the best Professor I've ever had. He is passionate about the topics and exposes you to things you would never learn. You have to read a lot but it is worth it if you are truly interested in the brain. I am forever grateful to Dr. Janusonis for what he taught us in this course. If you want an easy A, don't take this class.
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.
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
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 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.