Editing Neuroscience (section)

===Public education and outreach===
In addition to conducting traditional research in laboratory settings, neuroscientists have also been involved in the [[public awareness of science|promotion of awareness and knowledge]] about the nervous system among the general public and government officials. Such promotions have been done by both individual neuroscientists and large organizations. For example, individual neuroscientists have promoted neuroscience education among young students by organizing the [[International Brain Bee]], which is an academic competition for high school or secondary school students worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|title=About the International Brain Bee|work=The International Brain Bee|url=http://www.internationalbrainbee.com/about_bee.html|access-date=2010-11-01|archive-date=2013-05-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510005307/http://www.internationalbrainbee.com/about_bee.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the United States, large organizations such as the Society for Neuroscience have promoted neuroscience education by developing a primer called Brain Facts,<ref>{{cite web|title=Brain Facts: A Primer on the Brain and Nervous System|work=Society for Neuroscience|url=http://www.sfn.org/index.aspx?pagename=brainfacts}}</ref> collaborating with public school teachers to develop Neuroscience Core Concepts for K-12 teachers and students,<ref>{{cite web|title=Neuroscience Core Concepts: The Essential Principles of Neuroscience |work=Society for Neuroscience |url=http://www.sfn.org/index.aspx?pagename=core_concepts |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415042331/http://www.sfn.org/index.aspx?pagename=core_concepts |archive-date=April 15, 2012}}</ref> and cosponsoring a campaign with the [[Dana Foundation]] called Brain Awareness Week to increase public awareness about the progress and benefits of brain research.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brain Awareness Week Campaign|work=The Dana Foundation|url=http://www.dana.org/brainweek/}}</ref> In Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research's (CIHR) Canadian National Brain Bee is held annually at [[McMaster University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/brainbee/ |title=Official CIHR Canadian National Brain Bee Website |access-date=24 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530074023/http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/brainbee/ |archive-date=May 30, 2014}}</ref>

Neuroscience educators formed a Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (FUN) in 1992 to share best practices and provide travel awards for undergraduates presenting at Society for Neuroscience meetings.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://funfaculty.org/drupal/About_FUN |title=About FUN |publisher=Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience |access-date=2018-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826150118/https://funfaculty.org/drupal/About_FUN |archive-date=2018-08-26 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Neuroscientists have also collaborated with other education experts to study and refine educational techniques to optimize learning among students, an emerging field called [[educational neuroscience]].<ref>{{cite journal|author=Goswami U|date=2004|title=Neuroscience, education and special education|journal=British Journal of Special Education|volume=31|issue=4|pages=175–183|doi=10.1111/j.0952-3383.2004.00352.x}}</ref> Federal agencies in the United States, such as the [[National Institute of Health]] (NIH)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncrrsepa.org/ |title=The SEPA Program |publisher=[[National Institute of Health|NIH]] |access-date=September 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920174421/http://www.ncrrsepa.org/ |archive-date=September 20, 2011}}</ref> and [[National Science Foundation]] (NSF),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nsf.gov/ehr/about.jsp|title=About Education and Human Resources|publisher=[[National Science Foundation|NSF]]|access-date=September 23, 2011}}</ref> have also funded research that pertains to best practices in teaching and learning of neuroscience concepts.