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ArticleJournal of undergraduate neuroscience education : JUNE : a publication of FUN, Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience2026

"I Can Code": An Innovative Workshop Introducing Students to Coding in the Context of Neuroscience Research.

Luca Iemi, Melissa Wright, Kara Pham, Anamaria Alexandrescu

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Article in Journal of undergraduate neuroscience education : JUNE : a publication of FUN, Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Luca IemiNeuroscience & Behavior Department Barnard College, New York, NY 10027, USA.
Melissa WrightCenter for Engaged Pedagogy Barnard College, New York, NY 10027, USA.
Kara PhamNeuroscience & Behavior Department Barnard College, New York, NY 10027, USA.
Anamaria AlexandrescuNeuroscience & Behavior Department Barnard College, New York, NY 10027, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Learning to code and teaching it present distinct challenges for both students and instructors. This paper describes a workshop designed to help instructors introduce coding to neuroscience undergraduates and to help students get started with coding. The workshop integrates learning within a neuroscience context: instead of using abstract examples, students apply coding directly to real data from a published neuroscience research paper. The workshop was delivered as a brief (2-3-hour) session embedded within a required undergraduate neuroscience laboratory course. Survey data showed the workshop significantly enhanced students' learning experience, boosting enjoyment, confidence, self-rated coding ability, and perceived usefulness. These findings suggest that the workshop can enhance students' motivation, leading to better engagement and learning outcomes. We propose that this model of contextualized learning could help overcome current barriers in computational education for neuroscience.

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codingcoding attitudescomputational educationcontextualized learningdata analysisprogrammingstudent confidencestudent engagementworkshop

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PMID42820046
PMCPMC13625906

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