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Commentary, History, Teaching, and Public Awareness

Telling the Stories of Neuroscientific Discovery to Schoolchildren and the Public Can Make an Impact

John A. Pollock
eNeuro 9 April 2024, 11 (4) ENEURO.0078-24.2024; https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0078-24.2024
John A. Pollock
Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science & Engineering, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15282
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DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0078-24.2024
PubMed 
38594072
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History 
  • Received February 26, 2024
  • Accepted March 18, 2024
  • Published online April 9, 2024.
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Copyright © 2024 Pollock This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided that the original work is properly attributed.

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  1. John A. Pollock
  1. Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science & Engineering, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15282
  1. Correspondence should be addressed to John A. Pollock at pollock{at}duq.edu.
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Author contributions

  1. Author contributions: J.A.P. designed research; J.A.P. performed research; J.A.P. analyzed data; J.A.P. wrote the paper.

Disclosures

  • The author declares no competing financial interests.

  • I acknowledge the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, and Science Education Partnership Awards R25GM129180 and R25GM132910. I also appreciate the generous support of the McCune Foundation and the Hillman Foundation. The work accomplished by the Partnership in Education would not be possible without Dr. Brinley Kantorski.

  • This commentary is part of a series from winners of the Science Educator Award, which recognizes outstanding neuroscientists who have made significant contributions in promoting public education and awareness about the field.

Funding

  • HHS | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

    R25GM129180; R25GM132910
  • The McCune Foundation

  • The Hillman Foundation

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