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Do you know your brain? A survey on public neuroscience literacy at the closing of the decade of the brain.
Full Abstract
What does the public know about the developments offered by brain research? What factors influence public neuroscience literacy? What issues need to be emphasized to the public? To address these questions, a survey was conducted using a questionnaire with 95 assertions, answered by indicating yes, no, or I don't know. The opinions of 35 senior neuroscientists and 2158 members of the public of Rio de Janeiro were heard on issues such as the mind-brain relationship, the senses, learning, and memory. The incidence of "correct" answers among the public improved the most with schooling, followed by reading of popular science magazines and of newspapers. An analysis of the responses to each assertion revealed which themes are well- or poorly known to the public. The results attest for the importance of popular scientific communication and indicate issues on which communication efforts should be concentrated in order to increase public awareness about the brain.
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Author information
Author/s: Herculano-Houzel, Suzana (S);
Affiliation: Museu da Vida, Casa de Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. suzanahh(-atsign-)ism.com.br
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: The Neuroscientist : a review journal bringing neurobiology, neurology and psychiatry (Neuroscientist), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Apr; vol 8 (issue 2) : pp 98-110
Dates: Created 2002/04/16; Completed 2002/10/22; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 11954564, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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