How to Improve Neuroscience Education for the Public and for a Multi-Professional Audience in Different Parts of the Globe

ANALÍA ARÉVALO; GUILHEME LEPSKI ; VALERIA ABUSAMRA

Frontiers Media SA.

Lugar: LAUSANNE; Año: 2023 p. 183

978-2-88976-792-2

Recent years have seen a growing interest in brain and neuroscience-relatedknowledge, both among laypeople and those working in critical areas such as health and education. The last decades have also seen an explosion in mass-produced information, as well as the advent of the infamous fake news. In several countries, the search for (and almost parallel supply of) neuroscience-related courses has grown exponentially, but the rate at which this has happened almost guarantees that quality does not match quantity.Another area of rapid growth, especially in North America and Europe, has been theindustry of brain-based products, mostly pseudoscientific endeavors that target parents, teachers, schools, and even local governments.Why is this so important? Neuroscience knowledge—but more importantly—thecritical thinking and research skills required to search for and comprehend primaryinformation sources, can help individuals make the right decision regarding their ownhealth and wellbeing. For people in the health industry, it can mean offering the righttreatment for their patients. For people in journalism and communication, this can mean translating scientific findings to a lay audience in an easy to understand and accurate way.Finally, for people in education, it can mean properly guiding and preparing generations to come, as well as contributing to the proper allocation of resources.