SynthesisBMC medical education2018
Tools and resources for neuroanatomy education: a systematic review.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Neurophobia in health profession students and practitioners: a systematic review and synthesis without meta-analysis (SWiM).Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026Pooled it
- Are neuroanatomy multimedia resources effective in improving medical students' understanding of structural and functional neuroanatomy? A systematic review.Anatomical sciences education · 2025Pooled it
- Augmented Reality in Neurosurgery, State of Art and Future Projections. A Systematic Review.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Pooled it
- Effectiveness of the application of small private online course combined with PBL model based on massive open online course in the teaching of neurology.BMC medical education · 2024Trial
- Teaching brain imaging through a drawing method may improve learning in medical students.European radiology · 2021Trial
- MacGyver Neuroscience: Cost-Effective Laboratory Exercises for Pre-Health Education.Journal of undergraduate neuroscience education : JUNE : a publication of FUN, Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience · 2026Article
- Pilot Program in Surgical Anatomy Education for Complex Cranial and Skull Base Procedures: Curriculum Overview and Initial 2-Year Experience at Mayo Clinic.Journal of neurological surgery. Part B, Skull base · 2025Article
- Design of an interactive brain model for neuroanatomy education and MRI training.Anatomical sciences education · 2025Review
- White Matter Dissection: Lessons from the United Kingdom National Neuroanatomy Undergraduate Competition 2023.Asian journal of neurosurgery · 2025Article
- Challenges in studying neuroanatomy in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Cameroon.Brain & spine · 2025Article
- Enhancing neuro-ophthalmic surgical education: The role of neuroanatomy and 3D digital technologies - An overview.Surgical neurology international · 2024Review
- Perceptions of Selected Undergraduate Medical Students in the Philippines on the Effectiveness of the Combined Use of Plastinated and Formalin-preserved Brains in Neuroanatomy Education: A Cross-sectional Study.Acta medica Philippina · 2023Article
- A new brain-cutting device and ultraviolet resin-mounted human brain slices as a teaching adjunct for neuroanatomy education.Journal of anatomy · 2022Article
- High-resolution cortical parcellation based on conserved brain landmarks for localization of multimodal data to the nearest centimeter.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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- Mapping Neuroscience in the Field of Education through a Bibliometric Analysis.Brain sciences · 2022Review
- The influence of regions of interest on tractography virtual dissection protocols: general principles to learn and to follow.Brain structure & function · 2022Article
- Does stereoscopic imaging improve the memorization of medical imaging by neurosurgeons? Experience of a single institution.Neurosurgical review · 2022Article
- An Innovative Approach for Online Neuroanatomy and Neurorrehabilitation Teaching Based on 3D Virtual Anatomical Models Using Leap Motion Controller During COVID-19 Pandemic.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Neuroanatomy Learning: Augmented Reality vs. Cross-Sections.Anatomical sciences education · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this review was to identify studies exploring neuroanatomy teaching tools and their impact in learning, as a basis towards the implementation of a neuroanatomy program in the context of a curricular reform in medical education.
methodsComputer-assisted searches were conducted through March 2017 in the PubMed, Web of Science, Medline, Current Contents Connect, KCI and Scielo Citation Index databases. Four sets of keywords were used, combining "neuroanatomy" with "education", "teaching", "learning" and "student*". Studies were reviewed independently by two readers, and data collected were confirmed by a third reader.
resultsOf the 214 studies identified, 29 studies reported data on the impact of using specific neuroanatomy teaching tools. Most of them (83%) were published in the last 8 years and were conducted in the United States of America (65.52%). Regarding the participants, medical students were the most studied sample (37.93%) and the majority of the studies (65.52%) had less than 100 participants. Approximately half of the studies included in this review used digital teaching tools (e.g., 3D computer neuroanatomy models), whereas the remaining used non-digital learning tools (e.g., 3D physical models).
conclusionsOur work highlight the progressive interest in the study of neuroanatomy teaching tools over the last years, as evidenced from the number of publications and highlight the need to consider new tools, coping with technological development in medical education.
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