Pickersgill Martyn, Martin Paul, Cunningham-Burley Sarah
University of Edinburgh, UK
University of Sheffield, UK.
Public Underst Sci. 2015 Oct;24(7):878-92. doi: 10.1177/0963662514521550. Epub 2014 Mar 4.
Discourses of 'neuroplasticity' have become increasingly apparent in the neurosciences and wider society. These connect with broader narratives about the 'changing brain' throughout the life-course. Here, we explore their presence in the talk of a range of publics. Their presence is indicative of how novel neuroscience is accepted, or not, by our participants. In particular, we suggest that any acceptance of the science relates to their personal and/or professional experiences of change (to their own or others' subjectivities) rather than to some intrinsic and widely-held significance of scientific concepts per se. Accordingly, we also submit that it is in part through the congruence of some neuroscientific claims to everyday experiences and perspectives that the former are rendered legible and salient. In this respect, 'lay' knowledge has considerable import for the wider cultural authorisation of that of 'experts'.
“神经可塑性”的论述在神经科学领域和更广泛的社会中日益明显。这些论述与关于人生历程中“不断变化的大脑”的更广泛叙述相关联。在此，我们探讨它们在一系列公众话语中的存在情况。它们的存在表明了我们的参与者如何接受或不接受新颖的神经科学。特别是，我们认为对该科学的任何接受都与其个人和/或职业上的变化经历（对自身或他人主体性的经历）相关，而非与科学概念本身某种内在且广泛认可的意义相关。因此，我们还认为，部分是通过一些神经科学论断与日常经验和观点的契合，前者才变得清晰易懂且显著。在这方面，“外行”知识对于“专家”知识在更广泛文化层面的认可具有相当重要的意义。
