… a detailed knowledge of neuroanatomy may not be essential for the practical management of patients with basic neurological problems. Indeed several authors have supported this idea and utilize the metaphor that “most people learn to drive safely with limited knowledge of how the engine works”.
(ZINCHUK, 2010.)
Apesar de não ter sido o inventor original do termo, Ralph F. Jozefowicz bem definiu a neurofobia no artigo Neurophobia: The Fear of Neurology Among Medical Students como: