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.

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.

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

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

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.