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- Received July 6, 2016
- Accepted August 21, 2016
- Published online September 1, 2016.
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Copyright © 2016 Zehr This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided that the original work is properly attributed.
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- 1Rehabilitation Neuroscience Laboratory, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia V8P SC2, Canada
- 2Human Discovery Science, International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 1M9, Canada
- 3Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia V8P 5C2, Canada
- 4Division of Medical Sciences, University of Victoria, British Columbia V8P 5C2, Canada
- 5School of Exercise Science, Physical, & Health Education, University of Victoria, British Columbia V8P 5C2, Canada
- 6Zanshin Consulting Inc., Victoria, British Columbia V8P 5C2, Canada
- Correspondence should be addressed to E. Paul Zehr, Rehabilitation Neuroscience Laboratory, University of Victoria, PO Box 3010 STN CSC, Victoria, BC V8W 3P1, Canada. E-mail: pzehr{at}uvic.ca.
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Editor’s Note: In 2003, the Society for Neuroscience initiated the Science Educator Award to recognize an outstanding neuroscientist who has made significant contributions to the education of the public. For a description of the award, see http://www.sfn.org/Awards-and-Funding/Individual-Prizes-and-Fellowships/Science-Education-and-Outreach/Science-Educator-Award. eNeuro has provided the 2015 winner, E. Paul Zehr, with an opportunity to write a feature commentary on science education.
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