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Neuroscience education is missing from high schools, despite its relevance to daily life. However, more extracurricular neuroscience opportunities are becoming available for teenagers.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience education
  • STEM education

Background:

  • Neuroscience is highly relevant to daily life and personal well-being.
  • Current high school curricula lack dedicated neuroscience content, despite a focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the absence of neuroscience in high school STEM education.
  • To emphasize the importance and relevance of neuroscience for all students.
  • To note the increasing availability of neuroscience opportunities outside traditional schooling.

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  • Analysis of current high school STEM curricula.
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