Xu Hanqing, Cheng Xinyan, Wang Ting, Wu Shufen, Xiong Yongqi
College of Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Cixi 315211, China.
Department of Sociology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada.
Brain Sci. 2022 Oct 27;12(11):1454. doi: 10.3390/brainsci12111454.
This study aimed to explore the core knowledge topics and future research trends in neuroscience in the field of education (NIE). In this study, we have explored the diffusion of neuroscience and different neuroscience methods (e.g., electroencephalography, functional magnetic resonance imaging, eye tracking) through and within education fields. A total of 549 existing scholarly articles and 25,886 references on neuroscience in the field of education (NIE) from the Web of Science Core Collection databases were examined during the following two periods: 1995-2013 and 2014-2022. The science mapping software Vosviewer and Bibliometrix were employed for data analysis and visualization of relevant literature. Furthermore, performance analysis, collaboration network analysis, co-citation network analysis, and strategic diagram analysis were conducted to systematically sort out the core knowledge in NIE. The results showed that children and cognitive neuroscience, students and medical education, emotion and empathy, and education and brain are the core intellectual themes of current research in NIE. Curriculum reform and children's skill development have remained central research issues in NIE, and several topics on pediatric research are emerging. The core intellectual themes of NIE revealed in this study can help scholars to better understand NIE, save research time, and explore a new research question. To the best of our knowledge, this study is one of the earliest documents to outline the NIE core intellectual themes and identify the research opportunities emerging in the field.
本研究旨在探索教育神经科学领域（NIE）的核心知识主题和未来研究趋势。在本研究中，我们探讨了神经科学及不同神经科学方法（如脑电图、功能磁共振成像、眼动追踪）在教育领域内及跨教育领域的传播情况。在1995 - 2013年和2014 - 2022年这两个时间段内，我们对来自科学网核心合集数据库中教育神经科学领域（NIE）的549篇现有学术文章及25,886条参考文献进行了考察。运用科学图谱软件Vosviewer和Bibliometrix对相关文献进行数据分析和可视化处理。此外，还进行了绩效分析、合作网络分析、共被引网络分析和战略图分析，以系统梳理教育神经科学领域的核心知识。结果表明，儿童与认知神经科学、学生与医学教育、情感与同理心以及教育与大脑是当前教育神经科学研究的核心知识主题。课程改革和儿童技能发展一直是教育神经科学领域的核心研究问题，并且一些关于儿科研究的主题正在兴起。本研究揭示的教育神经科学领域的核心知识主题有助于学者更好地理解该领域，节省研究时间，并探索新的研究问题。据我们所知，本研究是最早概述教育神经科学核心知识主题并识别该领域新兴研究机会的文献之一。
