An undergraduate experimental psychology course changed my vision of science. For the first time, I understood that science was a method, rather than a collection of facts. Lynn Nadel is a leader in science education, and it is his excitement about his work that is responsible for his ability to interest students in science. Role models who can convey all of the possibilities that the study of science offers to students are the people who will lead the way into the next century. It is my hope that I can share and pass on my own enthusiasm to my students.
Physiological psychology is an area that is of great interest to students.
With the tremendous growth in neuroscience over the past two decades, we are beginning to develop new notions of the causes of human behavior. I cannot think of a more relevant way to get students interested and involved in the study of science than to get them thinking about the forces that explain their own behavior. When students can become actively involved in the questions and problems they are asked to consider, they move onto a new level of understanding. I feel fortunate to teach and study an area of science that is of such great interest to all people. I think that this also provides a unique opportunity to reach out to students who, like myself at an earlier time, have not yet discovered the real value of scientific understanding.