The Storytelling Brain: How Neuroscience Stories Help Bridge the Gap between Research and Society
The Storytelling Brain: How Neuroscience Stories Help Bridge the Gap between Research and Society
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DOI：
10.1523/jneurosci.1180-19.2019
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发表时间：
2019-10-16
影响因子：
5.3
通讯作者：
Macknik, Stephen L.
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作者：
Martinez-Conde, Susana;Alexander, Robert G.;Macknik, Stephen L.
研究人员与社会之间的积极沟通是科学界参与制定科学政策的必要条件。政府和资助机构认识到这一需要，迫使科学家增加公众参与，并以无障碍的方式传播研究成果。讲故事的技巧可以通过激发人们的想象力和情感来帮助传达科学。然而，许多研究人员不确定如何进行科学叙事，或者觉得他们缺乏进行科学叙事的工具。在这里，我们探讨了一些制作科学叙事的内在技巧，以及为什么科学叙事可能是与非专业人士交流研究的最佳方式。我们还指出了目前科学与社会之间的沟通差距，特别是在神经多样性观众和那些包括神经和精神病患者的背景下。目前的缺点可能会变成协同作用的领域，有可能将神经科学教育，研究和宣传联系起来。
Active communication between researchers and society is necessary for the scientific community's involvement in developing science-based policies. This need is recognized by governmental and funding agencies that compel scientists to increase their public engagement and disseminate research findings in an accessible fashion. Storytelling techniques can help convey science by engaging people's imagination and emotions. Yet, many researchers are uncertain about how to approach scientific storytelling, or feel they lack the tools to undertake it. Here we explore some of the techniques intrinsic to crafting scientific narratives, as well as the reasons why scientific storytelling may be an optimal way of communicating research to nonspecialists. We also point out current communication gaps between science and society, particularly in the context of neurodiverse audiences and those that include neurological and psychiatric patients. Present shortcomings may turn into areas of synergy with the potential to link neuroscience education, research, and advocacy.