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Andre Toulouse, PhD, (University College,
Cork, Ireland) lead author on
article about neurophobia |
Neurophobia, a trepidation among students in health-related fields when
it comes to neuroanatomy, is a real thing and has been studied by several
researchers in medical education. A recent paper by an Irish group appearing in Anatomical Sciences Education, entitled
"Understanding neurophobia: reasons behind impaired understanding and learning
of neuroanatomy in cross-disciplinary healthcare students", examines this phenomenon
further. The authors write: "
Neuroanatomy is perceived as a more difficult subject
compared to other anatomy topics (e.g., reproductive/pelvic anatomy)...[U]nderstanding of neuroanatomy
could be enhanced and neurophobia decreased by purposefully designed computer
aided learning resources. This data could help curricular designers to refocus
attention and guide educators to develop improved neuroanatomy web
resources in future." Interestingly, when
students were surveyed about what they would find most helpful in online
neuroanatomy learning, blog posts were perceived as likely to be least helpful,
while photographs of brain prosections and computer animations were perceived
to be the most helpful.
Reference: Javaid MA, Chakraborty S, Cryan JF, Schellekens H, Toulouse A. Understanding neurophobia: reasons behind impaired understanding and learning of neuroanatomy in cross-disciplinary healthcare students.
Anat Sci Educ 11:81-93 (2018).
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