Enacting the ‘neuro’ in practice: Translational research, adhesion and the promise of porosity

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 680-700

  Brosnan, Caragh ^a   Michael, Mike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

expectations; neuro; neuroscience; research groups; translation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSCIENCE; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

ATTITUDE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES; NEUROSCIENCES; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84908503835     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: 14603659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306312714534333     Document Type: Article

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