Lectures are entertaining, very little regurgitation. Gives tricky tests.

excellent prof!

dude!

Good Prof.

Awesome Class...excellent lectures

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one of the very best

One of my favorite classes, EXCELLENT lectures!

Excellent lectures! Very clear and helpful, will go out of his way to make sure that the point is clear. Very difficult material (ie neurons, hemisphere perception) made understandable. My favorite class.

Very cool. His lectures were fascinating, given the material.

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really entertaining and fun professor esp for large lecture class

Very funny and enthusiastic. He is able to teach a lot of information without being boring.

brunjes is awesome- he explains the most uninteresting & complicated information in a way that lets you understand. although the tests are hard, if you do the reading & study well they're completely do-able. definitely take brunjes, he's a funny guy.

awesome teacher.

funny

Very entertaining, and very easy to follow. Great class!!! I don't see how you can write a bad review of this guy. Great teacher, who is interested in and actually encourages asking questions during lecture. Read the book, take notes, and quizzes will be no problem.

he's funny...makes the subject less boring

Prof. Brunjes is one of the best (if not the) lecturer's in the psyc department. His classes are consistently clear, despite the difficult subject matter, and often funny. Really hammer the book and take the sample tests and the actual tests should be easy. Best 200-level psyc course - no doubt!

Amusing lectures. Very interesting.

Very entertaining

Easily one of the best professors I've had.

both the class and brunjes is awesome. he's really funny and you can tell that he's totally passionate about the subject

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brunjes is awesome! he is funny and i had no background in psychobio before and i still follow him in lectures. he is tough, not gonna lie... i study hard for his exams and im hoping to pull off a B, but still a great, interesting class and brunjes is the only one to take for it!! hes 1 of my fav lecturers. tests are equally lecture and book-based

if any professor at this school would be a ****, it is mr brunjes. hilarious lectures, easy to follow, and a reasonable workload. tests are usually a mixed bag, but he bell curves so it makes it ok.

He's a really good teacher, attend the class and you'll a) do well and b) learn some interesting stuff.

he's a nice guy and he knows his stuff. you REALLY have to read the book for the tests but the lectures are pretty important too. if you're willing to do the work you can count on a reasonable grade in the class.

He's awesome! He has this dry sense of humour that makes class really fun. He's extremely clear and explains stuff well. DEFINITELY attend class and take notes because it will help immensely on the tests. Learn every detail in the book, the final is comprehensive and HARD!! but the class is super-interesting and definitely worth it.

class is extremely interesting. attend lecture. dry sense of humor...funny and a good prof

very laid-back, not too demanding, fairly interesting class. Easy to get at least a B

If you don't like to read...Don't take...You practically have to memorize the book to do decent on the tests. But other than that, not demanding.

I absolutely LOVED this class. I must say, it was th e only lecture that I actually looked forward to going to, and its pretty easy to make a decent grade in it. The readings arent usually long at all, and the material is really really interesting, especially with Brunjes who has a great since of humor. I would definately recommend this class.

Brunjes is a great lecturer - sense of humor and knows his stuff! The class isn't that tough - just do the readings (which aren't long at all - 10 pages every 2 days) and take notes in class. The tests can be hard, but not if you study. He'll ask small details, but maybe only 3 questions out of 35. VERY interesting material! Recommend!!

This class was very interesting, and Brunjes can be quite funny. There is minimal reading, but you really have to study for the tests.

he is the best professor who teaches this class (and it is a great class)

Good lecturer - funny, engaging. Kept me awake. Interesting material. Tests were SUPER HARD though - must know every single obscure detail in the reading - even things never gone over in class. TA was incompetent and basically unhelpful. Take ONLY if you can commit yourself to lots of intense reading.

Wonderful

Excellent Professor

great teacher, but tests are IMPOSIBLE--really must know every little detail, learned a lot tho!

Great Class. Really interesting material. Tests were tough but the curve is fair: 25% get As. Brunjes is really friendly and lets you ask questions during the lecture.

Fun material, fun teacher. A fair amount of memorization, though.

Engaging lecturer. But, READ THE BOOK! This cannot be stressed enough. I learned this after the second midterm and was headed for a C- but read the book and ended the semester with a B+. If you just try to study lecture, you will fail. His tests pull out minute details from both book and lecture. Enjoyable class, just prepare to work for the A.

WONDERFUL class and professor!! One of my favorites. Learned a lot. He is hilarious and helpful. Old tests are supplied--take advantage! I failed the first test, but aced the next four. I studied by taking two or three old tests and finding answers to them in the book by reading various sections. Prepared me well. TAKE THIS CLASS!! It's worth it!

Brunjes is awesome. His lectures are entertaining and do a good job of going over the text as well as supplementing it. you can ask questions right in lecture, all of the old exams are posted online, his exams are easy to prepare for, you know what to expect, and he just does an excellent job. Not to mention he's fun and excited about the material!

an interesting class but you need to dedicate some time to it

Overall, the class is interesting. Brunjes is entertaining and has a sense of humor. Just read the book and keep up with the lectures and you will do fine.

Wonderful class and professor although you pretty much have to memorize the book and his class notes to get an A.

brunjes is a great teacher yet i could not stay awake in class because i hated the material. it was NOT what i was expecting at all (biology? ew). i tried reading the book, but got F's on all of the tests. somehow i got a D for the year though. do not take this class unless you want to go to class every day and read the book cover to cover.

Great lecturer and a nice person if you get to talk to him outside of class. The material was interesting to me, but not enough for me to major in it. Read the textbook closely (take notes on every chapter!) and pay attention MOST of the time. Definitely go over the old exams he provides - some questions are reused.

Awesome class! I love this topic, may major in it. Prof Brunjes makes it interesting. Humorous and straight forward lectures. You can ask questions during class. Talk to him outside of class, too, as he is always willing to help.

Brunkes = the man! His lectures are extremely entertaining and he's relaly helpful! Don't be swayed by these guys who say the class is hard. If you pay attention in lecture and at least skim the readings, you'll get at least a solid B. DO THE OLD TESTS ONLINE! They're beyond helpful!!

Explains everything very clearly... not background in the subject required. He cracks me up personally and has a funny personality which I can't put into words but he's cool. Know you're neurotransmitters.

Really intresting if you like the topic. I liked his lectures and liked going to class. Tests are kinda tough, but you should do fine if you do some of the previous tests and go to lectures.

Great lecturer. Goofy, but in a good way. If you want a good grade you better go to class, because there are no powerpoint slides, and a lot of what he says isn't in the book.

The test format (35 multiple choice questions) are not adequate to test an entire years worth of knowledge. This class is very difficult for someone who is not prone to biology. Overall I was disappointed.

this class= READING!! Prof. Brunjes is a good guy and rather interesting during lectures but his tests are way too hard and detailed. If you want to do well you have to go to lectures and read all the chapters assigned...a lot of test questions are from readings. I liked the material but was not happy with my final grade!!

Very funny lectures, interesting, a wealth of extra information is provided to help you study for tests. The catch is, tests are hard. Yes, the average is 60%, but everyone who gets average or above gets an A or B, meaning grading is 100% fair. Questions are hard, study off old tests, it's one of the most fun classes i've taken at uva

This class was a lot of fun and was great for an intro level neuroscience class. The lectures are entertaining and he makes an attempt to answer any questions.

Great class! You should read before coming to class but only take notes from the class lecture. Everything on the test will be given in the lecture (he even cites which date on his test answer keys). There are five exams, he takes the top 4. Half the class gets C or below. Easy course to comprehend, hard to do well in because of grade distribution.

Brunjes is one of the best profs I've had! End up reading most of the book but in small chunks so it's manageable. Old school lectures without slides, just used the chalkboard, which was kind of nice. Really knows his stuff and will answer any question. Not as hard as some say, study old tests and go to class and you can get an A. Loved it!

Wonderful!

awesome!

Brunjes is great, but this class is really hard. It's cool cause you can drop any exam, including the final, but the exams are very difficult. Also, he curves it, which is nice. Lectures are fun and interesting, but you have to be listening to get his humor, which is hilarious.

Brunjes is a decent lecturer, but his tests always have poorly worded questions on them. The class is graded on a bell curve, so you don't really know where you'll fall until the very end, and you are able to drop one exam grade.

I'd absolutely recommend this class to anyone who is considering it. Brunjes makes his tests difficult, but he posts exams from the past 10 years or so online, and they're great to study from. I found the tests difficult, but still did well in the class because of the curve. Definitely worth taking if you're willing to put in the time to study

I wouldn't not recommend this class, though I wouldn't per se recommend it either. It has been the hardest class I've taken at UVa thus far. That said, I've learned a lot. He is a good lecturer and knows his stuff, and has a dry sense of humor. HIS TESTS ARE EXTREME!! I'm talking study all night and get a 65, extreme. Be wary.. All I'm saying...

One word. MICROPHONE. Mans teaches a 300 person large lecture and doesn't use one. The lectures are genuinely very interesting, but you can't hear him if you sit anywhere near the back. And most of the test material (all of your grade) is from those lectures. I recommend you bring a hearing aid to class. Graded on a bell curve, not too hard.