Easy Class. Good Professor. Tries his best to help each student. Obviously use his office hours and he will go above and beyond to help you pass.

Honestly, one of the best professors I've had at UConn. Dr. Tanner's lectures are great. He uses specific examples and awesome analogies that convey the concept really well. On top of that his office hours are the best time to reach out to him, because he will take the time to explain a concept to you. His exams are tough, but fair and doable.

He is honestly so incredible, yes the class is dense, but he is able to dumb it down to our levels and help us understand it. 10/10 recommend

Nice guy, approachable and helpful. The course is dense (it's A+P), but manageable with the lecture slides provided. Don't buy the book. He sucks at managing time so you will likely have to teach yourself the last few slide sets. Lab 2 Practicals, weekly quiz + prelabs - None are that bad. Go to class - If he talks about it A LOT then know it.

I absolutely love love loved Dr. Tanner's lectures. He makes it entertaining and engages the class - its usually not just him lecturing you for the whole hour 15. The exams are hard but I think they are fair - definitely read and go to lecture and really take time aside for this class!

Dr Tanner is honestly one of the best professors at UConn. He is excellent, passionate, and engaging in lecture. Even though the lecture has at least 300 people, he conducts it like an engaging conversation. He even puts effort in knowing our names. The material is however tough. Any bad reviews I believe is a reflection on the material, not him.

My favorite professor at UConn. His exams are tough but fair. He really goes above and beyond with his students, and holds group office hours right after lecture. He even does review sessions for the exams. 10/10

Dr. Tanner has been my favorite professor at UConn. He goes to great lengths to help students succeed. He teaches a tough class, but manages to make it engaging and entertaining. Go to his office hours - they are essentially little review sessions. If you are willing to challenge yourself, this class and Dr. Tanner will do just that!

Tanner is definitely one of my favorite professors here at UConn. His tests were difficult and required a lot of studying but I missed him once we switched professors. Tanner genuinely cares about his students and tries to connect with them by learning their names in a lecture of 300+ students.

Dr. Tanner is my favorite professor I've had at UConn. He is engaging and explains material clearly. He records lectures. Material is dense. I re-listened to every lecture and took detailed notes (12+ hrs of studying/exam). Exam q are mainly conceptual. Hosts office hours, review sessions, exam review sessions. Cares about students. TA ppts helpful

Prof Tanner is a nice professor who really cares about his students, but his tests are hard. He does try to make the material easier to understand but there is a lot of content for each tests. Definitely look through the slides and memorize everything, even the pictures and graphs. He definitely makes the class bearable at 8am.

Tanner is an unbelievably intelligent man. His lectures are dense, and his exams are difficult, but you will learn so much about physiology. Very approachable and caring, and always does his best for his students. He tries to learn every single one of his students' names in a class of 200+, which just goes to show that he's the man.

Super engaging lecturer, which makes recalling material when studying much easier. His primary goal is to help his students learn. Focus on understanding and making study guides in advance from recorded lectures and practice questions and you will learn the material. Exams are doable if you commit yourself to understanding the physiology.

As mentioned below the tests are tough, both in comprehension and material, but Tanner puts so much effort into the class and it shows! He uploads videos of each of his lectures, which really makes a difference when studying. The class is brutal, but he teaches it so well, and actively shows that he wants his students to learn, its hard to complain

Amazing lecturer actually engaging and interesting at 8am, his tests are really difficult make sure to fully understand the material and apply it. when taking this class make sure you put 15hr a week just to study not really a textbook so only lecture to go off of. One of the best professors I have ever had just wish the class was a smaller size.

Dr. Tanner is a unique professor. He is a gem. He does his very best to convey the information in the clearest and definitely makes you work for good grades. His tests are challenging but not impossible. Overall, Dr. Tanner taught me to stay focused and to make the most out of the exciting material we learn. His teaching style is beyond amazing!

Yes A+P is very hard and his exams are very hard, but I have never learned more than when he was teaching. For the exams you need to know how to interpret the material in the forms of graphs and application problems not just memorize things. Despite being the hardest class I have taken so far and lecture being at 8am I never skipped b/c he is a gem

Dr. Tanner really knows the subject well. He posts his lecture recordings, so you don't have to attend the 8am. His exams are difficult, but office hours help so much. Grade is based on 4 exams + lab, so you have to do well on the exams to get a good grade. He's very nice, but his exam questions are not easy

Tanner is an incredible prof and very knowledgable about his subject. Heed the his warnings when he says "a semester can be won or lost in the first couple of weeks". Lectures and slides are pretty disorganized but you can do well if you study hard and very often. Textbook is helpful but not a necessity.

If you've taken Tanner before you know the vibe. Lectures are fast and chaotic but you learn a lot. The course is only 9 weeks and it was nice to have no exams, just pre-lecture reading quizzes and then weekly quizzes. Warning- do not take this class unless you like electrophysiology.

Having Dr. Tanner for PNB 3251 this summer was an absolute joy. He is extremely passionate about neurophysiology, and truly cares if students are understanding the material. It was a small class with a lot of quality discussion and participation. Highly recommend taking this course, and even staying after class to get to know him!

he is difficult but anatomy always is. His exams are tough but fair. take this class more seriously than I did and an A is certainly within reach

This class is TOUGH and honestly the hardest class I've taken as a junior at UConn. I studied a ton for his exams, went to all of Kate's review sessions and most of her office hours, and still ended the class with a B+. His questions are just tricky and usually they incorporate multiple details from lecture so I'd say focus on all slides very close

Dr. Tanner is a great professor. I will say that his exams are tough, so you definitely have to study. I didn't get the best grades on his exams, but that was on me and not the professor. Go to office hours and put in time for the class and you'll be fine. Most bad reviews are because they did poorly on exams. It's not the professor.

love dr. tanner!! you can see how much he loves neuro, and he will do whatever needed to ensure students understand material. very different class from 2274/75. 1 essay or test (you pick), weekly quizzes (not super easy but not super difficult), and in class worksheets. interesting content, and tanner teaches it in the clearest way. 9 week class

Amazing & applicable class! However, this class is difficult. Attending lectures is a must. Rewriting notes and creating study guides. His exams are tough and application based. Know those concepts! There is a lab portion. I would highly recommend attending his office hours, lecture TA & undergrad TAs, to ask questions! Very doable, but ALOT!!!!

2275 is a difficult class, but if you use the resources provided and put in the effort, you will do fine. Tanner does the first 1/2, is application-based, and provides study guides for his exams. Learn everything on the study guide and the presentations for the exams. 2275 was generally easier than 2274 (and more interesting)

Material was difficult and a lot but Dr.Tanner truly cares about his students and helped me so much during office hours. He was very fair with his grading and only had tests after each class (no exams). He was very engaging and I actually learned during his half of the class (as opposed to the other half of the class with Dr. F)

Literally the only reason I showed up for 8 am lecture. Explained difficult concepts clearly, answered questions, and repeats important things so much you would have to try to miss them. One time he threw silly puddy at the wall to demonstrate bone properties. Offers office hours too. If you put in the work studying for exams, you'll be all set.

Absolutely awesome professor. Very knowledgeable, comical, and great at explaining and emphasizing important concepts. Exams are mostly application based with some easier questions, but very fair as long as you took detailed lecture notes. I found his half to be more enjoyable than Chen's as his lectures flowed well and were very clear.

I personally really enjoyed the subject and thought the lecture material was interesting. The slides he uses are pretty easy to follow, and he goes over the most important points slowly and thoroughly. One thing I will say though is that he wasn't as approachable, and was a bit dismissive without fully hearing people through.

I was super nervous hearing about Tanner's exams, which had a reputation for being incredibly hard but found that his exams were fair. It does require a deep understanding, however, the lectures were awesome. The only hard part about the honors conversion was waking up for it. Definitely will take any PNB courses taught by him in the future.

I liked Tanner's lectures a lot. His portion of the class is difficult and you will have to put in a lot of work, but he engages the class in a way that you won't get bored. I would go to class and take light notes then rewatch lectures and it helped incredibly, you probably won't understand from listening once. You will learn a lot!

Amazing professor. Attending lectures and re-watching them is essential to doing well in this course. Listen to the way he actively asks questions throughout the lectures and office hours and do the same thing when studying. He wants you to actually LEARN. Difficult, but this is the only professor that has taught me how to study in college.

Tanner's lectures were good. Lecture slides contained pretty much everything you would need to know for quizzes and exams. Very detailed but wanted us to really learn the concepts. Was always asking the class questions and emphasizing important concepts during lecture to make sure we know and understand them.

I loved this course. Dr. Tanner did a great job of making his students LEARNED the material, not just memorized and copied it. He explained things in an extremely easy to understand way, and was always open to spending more time on a subject if students needed. I like that you could essentially choose how you were graded.

Actually cares about you learning the material, which is why his exams are so hard. But he explains things very well. He offers a bit of extra credit (0.25 points for each assignment) but from what I could notice, these points were added directly onto your final grade percentage, not just a test grade. So it's much more than I originally thought.

he's a genius and really good at explaining different topics and compares it to things to make it easier to understand but his exams are all application and very difficult, there's barely any time to finish. he grades harshly, you need to understand the content very well and be able to apply everything, lectures are recorded.

Dr. Tanner is an amazing lecturer, and despite being an 8AM class, is always energized an enthusiastic. He is super knowledgeable...BUT this will come to bite you on the exams. Exams are definitely fair, but they are really difficult. This simply one of those classes you need to know every little piece of info for. Also, no curve ever.

Dr. Tanner is an amazing amazing lecturer really helps you understand the material... however the exams are insanely difficult and you really have to prepare well, most of the questions are conceptual, idk anyone from my sem who got an A!

Best lecturer I've had. For such difficult material I found that just watching his lectures and taking very detailed notes of everything he said was all I needed. However this is why his exams are extremely conceptual and can be hard if you don't truly know the content. Big time commitment as expected but he's fun to listen to.

He's an honest professor, he knows what he's talking about and makes it easy to understand. What I didn't like about the two professors was how much they emphasized things being “fair game” for exams. It makes it extremely difficult to study for it bc they would preach up and down that everything they've ever gone over is going to be on the exam.

Dr. Tanner is one of the best lecturers at UConn. The content is very difficult and dense, but Tanner delivers the information well. Must study and 4 exams make up 80%. Make sure to go to office hours and class. Lectures are recorded but usually takes a couple rewatches to understand some content.

ran the first part of class, exams are worth 80% total but online lockdown at home. this class was at 8am, but i always came when he was teaching bc he always made class fun and made sure you actually knew the concept. he would review it over and over, and loved questions and getting to know students. overall great, but a hard class still

highly recommend. actually the best professor. as someone who hates school, I got up every morning at 8 am for this class. professor tanner actually makes this class so interesting/engaging. exams are 80% of your grade. they're tough, but not unreasonable and the questions are pretty fair. no homework. weekly quizzes and worksheets in discussion.

One of the best teachers I've had. The class is difficult because of the material, not the professor. If you put in the work to study and review, you'll do well. 8 am class, but I always came in because lectures were entertaining and the prof made sure to clarify any questions students had. Small amount of extra credit from practice worksheets.

Dr. Tanner is a great lecturer. This class is very test heavy, so be sure to prepare for each exam, but there is an optional final that you can take to replace your lowest exam grade. This class is difficult, but Tanner makes it digestible and breaks it down nicely. He engages with his students and posts recordings as well.

Tanner shines in his upper level courses. This class taught me so much, and I absolutely loved every second of it. It is so interesting, and reminded me why I chose PNB as my major. He knows the material very well and takes time to explain it thoroughly. Exam options were also great, I chose the essay and only had to do one exam (60% of grade!)

Such a great professor, pay attention and participate! He's so knowledgeable and what he's taught STICKS years after. Honestly if you pay attention and take notes, the course is a breeze and deeply interesting. Graded on quizzes (super fair), writing assignments (not hard at all), and participation.

"What the sigma. 67"- Dr. Tanner 2025

Genuinely amazing. Lowkey the ratings scared me because they said it's hard but the exams are some of the most straight forward questions I've ever had in my life (coming from someone that struggled through biology...), like they would be questions on things he has said like 100 times in class. Definitely go to lecture or watch the videos he posts.

The biggest favor anyone taking this class can do for themselves is GO TO CLASS. Tanner is the best lecturer I've ever had at UConn. He's super passionate and he knows his stuff and he presents it a way that's easy to understand. Exams are difficult but 100% doable if you study and GO TO CLASS.

If you learn best by listening to and watching the professor explain things, you'll prefer Tanner. If you prefer to just read off slides, you'll prefer Rich. He's much more of an active lecturer and does visual demonstrations to explain topics. When both professors say anything is fair game, they truly mean it, even something that was on one slide

Overall good professor and lectures are very engaging. Exams can be difficult; but just study a lot and pay attention in lecture/take good notes. Downfall is his slides are very disorganized and not accessible at all besides limited office hours. It's a challenging course, but he's passionate about what he teaches and is definitely manageable.