Casto Kathleen V, Leininger Elizabeth C, Tan Taralyn
Division of Social Sciences, New College of Florida, Sarasota, FL 34243.
Division of Natural Sciences New College of Florida, Sarasota, FL 34243.
J Undergrad Neurosci Educ. 2022 Jun 1;20(2):A191-A206. doi: 10.59390/AZVZ2988. eCollection 2022 Winter.
Offering courses on the neuroscience of sex and gender can help support an inclusive curriculum in neuroscience. At the same time, developing and teaching such courses can be daunting to even the most enthusiastic educators, given the subject's complexities, nuances, and the difficult conversations that it invites. The authors of this article have all developed and taught such courses from different perspectives. Our aim is to provide educators with an overview of important conceptual topics as well as a comprehensive, but non-exhaustive, guide to resources for teaching about sex/gender in neuroscience based on our collective experience teaching courses on the topic. After defining vital terminology and briefly reviewing the biology of sex and sex determination, we describe some common topics within the field and contrast our current nuanced understandings from outdated misconceptions in the field. We review how (mis)representation of the neuroscience of sex/gender serves as a case study for how scientific results are communicated and disseminated. We consider how contextualization of sex/gender neuroscience research within a broader historical and societal framework can give students a wider perspective on the enterprise of science. Finally, we conclude with a brief discussion on how to choose learning goals for your course and implementation notes.
开设关于性与性别的神经科学课程有助于支持神经科学领域的包容性课程。与此同时,鉴于该学科的复杂性、细微差别以及可能引发的艰难讨论,即使是最热情的教育工作者,开发和教授此类课程也可能令人生畏。本文的作者都从不同角度开发并教授了此类课程。我们的目的是根据我们在该主题课程教学中的集体经验,为教育工作者提供重要概念主题的概述,以及一份全面但非详尽无遗的神经科学中关于性/性别教学资源指南。在定义重要术语并简要回顾性别的生物学及性别决定之后,我们描述该领域内的一些常见主题,并将我们当前的细微理解与该领域过时的错误观念进行对比。我们审视性/性别神经科学的(错误)呈现如何作为科学结果传播方式的一个案例研究。我们思考如何将性/性别神经科学研究置于更广泛的历史和社会框架中,以便让学生对科学事业有更广阔的视角。最后,我们简要讨论如何为你的课程选择学习目标以及实施要点。