Rhetoric and the Neurosciences: Engagement and Exploration

David Gruber North Carolina State University ; Jordynn Jack ; Lisa Keranen ; John M. McKenzie The University of Texas at Austin ; Matthew B. Morris The University of Texas at Austin

Abstract

Few popular science news articles today attract as much attention or are communicated with as much flamboyance as those involving the neurosciences. Catchy but charged headlines such as "Obese Teens May Be Lacking in Brain Size, Not Willpower" These popular accounts present rhetoric scholars with numerous opportunities for interrogating scientific understandings of the brain and their development through the discourses, practices, and materials of neuroscience. However, a strictly deconstructive approach, as Bruno Latour (2004) notes, can be viewed as intellectually hostile to the efforts of scientific researchers (p. 225-228). Because neuroscience is a relatively new and diverse field, it is important to

Journal
Poroi
Published
2011-02-01
DOI
10.13008/2151-2957.1084
Open Access
OA PDF Bronze

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  1. College Composition and Communication
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