Neuroscience in Public View
This section of The Neuroscientist will comment on recent developments on neuroscience that have received special attention by the lay public, for exam ple, via coverage in news media, and so on.
Abstract
Neuroscience has always captivated scientists and their stu dents, but over the past decade, it has increasingly pene trated the public’s imagination. As the potential relevance of neuroscience—to our understanding of the workings of the brain and spinal cord, to the development of new diagnostic tools and treatments for diseases of the nervous system, and even to societal frontiers such as education and child devel opment—has been increasingly appreciated, the lay public has become more and more interested in the brain and spinal cord and their workings. This section of The Neuroscientist will comment on recent developments on neuroscience that have received special attention by the lay public, for exam ple, via coverage in news media, and so on.