Neuro-what? Which neuroscience products should you take seriously?
Development and Learning in Organizations
ISSN: 1477-7282
Article publication date: 27 November 2018
Issue publication date: 20 August 2019
Abstract
Purpose
Discovery in the field of neuroscience is rapid and keeping pace can be overwhelming. This paper aims to summarize the history of how the field has developed and provides seven key questions you should ask when assessing the validity of “neuro” products and services.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper is based on the author’s five decades of experience as a neuroscientist.
Findings
Developments in neuroscience can assist organizations to deliver more effective OD and learning and development (L&D) interventions. It is, however, critical to identify well-researched and evidenced products and services.
Originality/value
Neuroscience is developing at a high speed our understanding of the brain. This paper provides L&D professionals with a set of principles on which to assess the voracity of what they are offered, to sort the wheat from the chaff.
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Citation
Merzenich, M. (2019), "Neuro-what? Which neuroscience products should you take seriously?", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 33 No. 4, pp. 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1108/DLO-09-2018-0126
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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