O impacto de ações de divulgação da neurociência junto a uma comunidade escolar de Uruguaiana/RS

Abstract

The importance of neuroscience knowledge to society is already recognized. This knowledge, because it is restricted to the scientific environment, often does not reach the general population, nor to the school, where

the understanding of the brain could contribute to the teaching-learning processes. This little scientific divulgation ends up propitiating the dissemination of neuromitos, misunderstandings about the functioning of the brain, which can be harmful. The program POPNEURO seeks to promote actions of dissemination and popularization of  neuroscience.  In  this  study  we  report  the  impact  of  a  set  of  actions,  called  Neuroblitzes.  Neuroblitzes  are weekly visits to a group of Primary School students in which neuroscience topics are approached in theoretical-practical  activities.  Participated  in  the  actions  here  reported  28  schoolchildren  of  the  5th  year  of  Elementary School of the Municipal School Cabo Luiz Quevedo of the municipality of Uruguaiana / RS. The actions were carried out in 2018. To evaluate the impact of the interventions, a questionnaire on the topics addressed was applied before and after the activities. The results demonstrate that the proposed actions increased the knowledge of Basic Education students about the brain and the nervous system, as in the questioning about the constituents of a neuron where, after the interventions, more than 40% hit all the constituents of a neuron. Also in relation to the University where before the actions 68.18% stated that they knew UNIPAMPA, and, after the interventions, this percentage rose to 87.5%. In addition, the students liked the activities, considering them fun and managing to establish a relationship with what was highlighted in class, with their daily life