Neuron
Volume 74, Issue 2, 26 April 2012, Pages 220-226
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Neuroscience in the Public Sphere

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The media are increasingly fascinated by neuroscience. Here, we consider how neuroscientific discoveries are thematically represented in the popular press and the implications this has for society. In communicating research, neuroscientists should be sensitive to the social consequences neuroscientific information may have once it enters the public sphere.

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