Abstract:Neurophobia is a term used to describe a combination of negative reactions observed among students when faced with theoretical concept of neurosciences. It is driven by the belief that this subject matter is excessively abstract and complex, and something of an "eccentric branch" of medicine. The small number of professionals who display an interest in this specialty may be related to a rejection of the subject since their university days. The author attributes the perpetuation of neurophobia to two main facto… Show more
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