Enhancing the understanding of abstract neurophysiology concepts by first-year students at the University of La Réunion

In this episode of The APS Publications podcast, coauthor Emmanuel Bourdon highlights the illuminations article titled "Enhancing the understanding of abstract neurophysiology concepts by first-year students at the University of La Réunion." First-year physiology students can find the subject challenging, struggling to understand abstract concepts without any context. To address this, the authors introduced a pedagogical intervention for first-year medical and health physiology students that aimed to link abstract concepts and a pathological disorder, together with a discussion of a specific therapeutic intervention. This pedagogical intervention was well received by first-year physiology students who better understood how basic nerve physiology concepts can be applied within the clinical setting.

 

Enhancing the understanding of abstract neurophysiology concepts by first-year students at the University of La Réunion

M. Faadiel Essop and Emmanuel Bourdon

Advances in Physiology Education 2024 48:3, 655-660