A path of one's own in the international scientific insertion: on the research trajectory of an Argentine neuroscience laboratory

Scientific publications in indexed international journals currently define what is considered as belonging to world science for Latin American scientific communities. To address how the global/local dynamics occur in a specific case, this work presents an ethnographic analysis of the research processes in an Argentine neuroscience laboratory that led to an outstanding international scientific publication, as well as its repercussions. It is shown that the authors' ways of conceiving the international discussion in which they participated and their particular way of working with a non-conventional animal shaped the theoretical-conceptual contribution of the article. It is argued that this original publication was part of a long-term research trajectory of this group of scientists, rooted in its own production conditions and research tradition.

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This study presents an ethnographic analysis of an Argentine neuroscience laboratory to explore how the research process led to an outstanding international scientific publication and its implications. It finds that the authors' approach to the international discussion and their unconventional animal research shaped the theoretical contribution of the article. The study argues that this publication is rooted in the long-term research trajectory and research tradition of the scientist group.