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Pearce J Korb¹, Ian McGuinness², Trevor Hawkins³

¹Department of Neurology at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.

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Summary

Neurophobia, the fear of neurology, shares causes with math anxiety, including learning environment, material, and learner traits. Understanding these factors can improve medical education and patient care.

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Area of Science:

Medical Education
Neuroscience Education
Psychology of Learning

Background:

Neurophobia, the fear of neurology, impacts medical students and patient care.
Its causes are poorly understood, prompting comparison with math anxiety (MA).

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the causes of neurophobia in medical students.
To compare these causes with those of math anxiety.

Main Methods:

Constructivist grounded theory approach.
Semistructured focus groups with medical students across curriculum years.
Concepts from math anxiety used to guide discussions until thematic adequacy.

Main Results:

Identified 5 major themes and 18 subthemes of neurophobia.
Three themes align with MA: Environment, Material, and Learner traits.
Emerging themes include the "Black Box" phenomenon (inscrutability of neurology) and Career Perspective (perceived relevance).

Conclusions:

A new model for neurophobia, informed by MA, is proposed.
This model highlights interconnected themes influencing student perception.
Findings suggest implications for targeted interventions and future research in neurology education.