Best Practices and Community Guidelines

As an open platform, the Neuroarts Resource Center is committed to freedom of expression and reflects a range of perspectives. All of the content has been created and/or submitted by users. Everyone is welcome to use the Neuroarts Resource Center as long as they follow simple guidelines to keep the platform safe and open. This applies to all content. “Content” includes, but is not limited to Library, Directory, Professional Opportunities, Events, Funding, and Community Bulletin Board uploads and posts.

These best practices and community guidelines, along with the Terms of Service, define the criteria for using the Neuroarts Resource Center.

The primary goals of the Neuroarts Resource Center are to:

Grow, sustain, and elevate an interdisciplinary global, online community that welcomes all those who are interested in neuroarts and provides opportunities for them to interact.
Create a community where researchers, practitioners, artists, advocates, community leaders, clinicians, educators, policymakers, and experts in diverse fields may come together to learn, share, and connect.
Provide a friendly, non-judgmental environment that will call upon the knowledge and expertise of all who are interested in neuroarts to share research and facilitate connection and collaboration.

The Neuroarts Resource Center is designed to bring together and grow the neuroarts field by sharing knowledge in the form of ideas, evidence, information, inspirations, and various forms of commentary, aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of individuals, communities, and societies.

The Neuroarts Resource Center reflects the NeuroArts Blueprint’s core principles. The Resource Center models the attitudes and behaviors that promote flourishing – including kindness, respect, sincerity, honesty and truthfulness, generosity and reciprocity, open-mindedness, compassion, and tolerance.

The NRC encourages diversity of thought, constructive, respectful debate, and challenges to commonly held beliefs. The success of the Resource Center is contingent on integrity and trust within its rich community, with each contributor abiding by the guidelines described here. The NRC supports many ways of knowing and welcomes diverse perspectives.

The Neuroarts Resource Center will publish only content related to neuroarts that advances the aims of improving the health and wellbeing of individuals, communities, and societies. Any discourse and commentary should be likewise relevant.

Submitted content reflects the opinions of the community and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Neuroarts Resource Center or the NeuroArts Blueprint.

Types of Content

The NRC welcomes contributions in a variety of forms and types of content such as those listed below.

Library

Art & Culture
Books
Databases
Podcasts
Popular Press & Blogs
Research Articles & Papers
Toolkits & Field Guides
Videos and Media

Professional Opportunities

Calls for Submissions
Education & Training Programs
Fellowships
Jobs
Scholarships

Events

Events & Meetings
Webinars & Virtual Convenings

Funding

Public
Private

We understand that there are always different views and approaches about appropriate categorization of content. If you have any questions about where you should house content, please contact us at help@neuroartsresourcecenter.org.

The NRC accepts content as media embedded, external links, PDFs, or (coming soon) as in-platform blog compositions.

Prohibited Content

Content must reflect - and be an exemplar of - the trust and integrity of the Neuroarts Resource Center community. The NRC will remove content in the following circumstances:

If submitted content contains harmful, hateful, culturally insensitive, discriminatory, obscene, profane statements and/or promotes offensive stereotypes or makes personal attacks.
If submitted content is in any way racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, ableist, violent, or harassing.
If submitted content is found to be at odds with known facts; if content seeks to spread misinformation and disinformation that will undermine the integrity of the Neuroarts Resource Center. This covers attempts to mislead, misinform, alter facts, and/or misrepresent the opinions of others.
If any submitted content or comments advertise a commercial enterprise. The NRC explicitly does not allow advertising.
If any submitted content breaches copyright.

If an individual breaches these best practices and community guidelines, the Neuroarts Resource Center may block or remove that individual’s account and/or posted content.

Our internal staff reserves the right to edit submissions for clarity/formatting. If major edits are required, our staff will contact you.

Respect for All

The NeuroArts Blueprint and the Neuroarts Resource Center are deeply committed to the dignity and equality of all persons – inclusive of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and veteran status.

The Neuroarts Resource Center is a global community that embraces all. It seeks to build and sustain an inclusive, intellectual environment to ensure that all members of the NRC community know with certainty that they are valued.

Messaging Guidelines

The Neuroarts Resource Center’s messaging system is designed to provide a safe, respectful, and productive space for communication, collaboration, and community engagement. By using the platform, users agree to participate in a manner that is professional, respectful, and aligned with the purpose of the community. Users are expected to communicate in good faith, remain mindful of tone and impact, and contribute in ways that support constructive dialogue.

Harassment, bullying, threats, hate speech, discriminatory remarks, and personal attacks are strictly prohibited. Content that is sexually explicit, graphically violent, illegal, or otherwise inappropriate for a professional or community setting is not allowed. Users must not use the platform to engage in abusive behavior, disrupt conversations, or intentionally provoke conflict.

Users are also expected to respect privacy and confidentiality. Sharing personal or sensitive information about others without consent is not permitted, nor is the collection or solicitation of private information. Impersonation of individuals or misrepresentation of identity is prohibited.

Spam, unsolicited promotions, repetitive messaging, and other forms of platform misuse are not allowed. The messaging system is intended for meaningful interaction rather than advertising or mass outreach unless explicitly permitted by the community or platform rules.

To maintain a healthy environment, moderation may be applied where necessary. Messages and profiles may be reviewed if reported or flagged, and violations of these guidelines may result in content removal, warnings, temporary restrictions, or suspension of access to the platform. Serious or repeated violations may result in permanent removal.

These guidelines are intended to align with common standards used across professional messaging and community platforms and may be updated from time to time as the system evolves. Continued use of the messaging system indicates acceptance of these guidelines and any future updates.

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