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Record W4417144817 · doi:10.1111/tct.70276

Innovative Approach to Understanding Complex Neuroanatomy Through ‘Acting‐Out’, Immersive 3D Modelling

2025· article· en· W4417144817 on OpenAlexfundno aff
Charlotte Kulow, Mara Sandrock

Bibliographic record

VenueThe Clinical Teacher · 2025
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldEngineering
TopicAnatomy and Medical Technology
Canadian institutionsnot available
FundersUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversität Wien
KeywordsTransformative learningNeuroanatomyVirtual realityTeaching method

Abstract

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The challenge persists of engaging students in anatomy education, especially neuroanatomy. Conventional lectures often fail to accommodate the diverse learning preferences of students, leading to disinterest and stress. Innovative teaching methods, such as gamification and interactive learning, have shown promise. Recent advances, like 3D printing, card games and basic materials, have created more tactile models that enhance student engagement. Leipzig's anatomy department has developed a method called 'Acting-out' to teach and understand the spinal tracts, autonomic nervous and limbic systems. The 'Acting-out' method involves the collaborative creation of an enlarged neurological complex symbolising a particular aspect of structure, within which participants immerse themselves through role-playing scenarios, embodying and personifying a specific part or nerve structure. This method employs immersive 3D models, enhancing spatial understanding, encouraging collaboration and critical thinking. Students physically embody anatomical structures. Our 'Acting-out' method aligns with modern pedagogical principles. Physical activity enhances learning, while role play fosters deeper comprehension. Assigning roles and becoming structures provides unique perspectives, aiding memory retention. Peer teaching encourages reinforcement and cultivates a supportive environment. The 'Acting-out' method's unconventional approach has succeeded in engaging students. By stepping outside of traditional bounds, educators can offer students enriching, transformative educational experiences that prepare them for the dynamic demands of their career.

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How this classification was reachedexpand

Full frame distilled prediction

Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. Learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and 10,348 direct Gemma labels. Candidate is the union of thresholded teacher heads; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels or direct frontier model labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.001
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.000
Version: codex-gemma-dda1882f352aValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Theoretical or conceptual · Consensus signal: none
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: none
Teacher disagreement score0.984
Threshold uncertainty score0.600

Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0010.000
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0000.000
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0000.000
Bibliometrics0.0000.001
Science and technology studies0.0000.000
Scholarly communication0.0000.000
Open science0.0000.000
Research integrity0.0000.001
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0000.000

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.218
GPT teacher head0.380
Teacher spread0.162 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Classification

machine, unvalidated

Machine predicted; a candidate call from one teacher head, not a consensus.

The models applied no category: nothing in the taxonomy fit this work.
Study designTheoretical or conceptual
Domainnot available
GenreEmpirical

How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".

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