1st Curious Minds School by Corpus Curiosum

Organiser: Other

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Attendance type(s): Virtual

FENS members will benefit from preferential rates

Event Dates: 27—13 Apr 2023

  • 27/04/2023 from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
  • 20/04/2023 from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
  • 13/04/2023 from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

Registration Deadline: 28 Feb 2023

We are very happy to inform you that Corpus Curiosum (corpuscuriosum.com) is launching itsย ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿง 1๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ“š, happening inย April 2023ย [crowd shouting hysterically in excitement].

๐Ÿ‘‰ WHAT?ย An engaging and interactive training program conformed by young researchers all over the globe with one specific goal:ย stimulating critical thinking in Neuroscience.

๐Ÿ‘‰ HOW?ย Three 1h30min interactive sessions where the following topics will be discussed:

1๏ธโƒฃ ๐’๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง 1. ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐๐Ž๐“ ๐๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž?ย We will dive into the problems arising from the “seductive allure of Neuroscience”, talk about some of the most popular neuromyths that haunt us, and discuss the connection between “the brain” and “the mind” from a philosophical perspective.

2๏ธโƒฃ ๐’๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง 2. ๐๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž: ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฏ๐ฌ. ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.ย We will addressย the current scientific culture: publish or perish, values of science, and practical issues faced by scientists.

3๏ธโƒฃ ๐’๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง 3. ๐๐ข๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž: ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ.ย We will present what are the main biases rooted in Neuroscience and how are those based in society but also influencing it at the same time.

๐Ÿ‘‰ WHEN? April 2023: 13th, 20th, and 27th.

4 pm to 5.30 pm CEST time (check your time-zones!!)

๐Ÿ‘‰ WHERE?ย 100% online.

๐Ÿ‘‰ HOW MUCH?ย 100% free.

๐Ÿ‘‰ WHO CAN JOIN?ย Any early career neuroscientist (BSc, MSc, Ph.D. students, early postdocs, etc.) willing to attend the three sessions, engage in our activities and discussions, and unlock their critical thinking.

๐‘ญ๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‚๐’‘๐’‘๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’Ž ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’“๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐’–๐’”!!! โฌ‡

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfwDktqAkkqMtT-xUFqz_UYsWfHEW1JiS_3uoGUlkOIh8WAwg/viewform

Only ๐Ÿ”ฅ 12 slots ๐Ÿ”ฅ available! (2 of them forย Federation of European Neuroscience Societies – FENSย members!!)

We are waiting for you! ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ“š

DEADLINE: February 28th

Contact Details

Name: Worldwide

Email: contact@corpuscuriosum.com

URL: https://corpuscuriosum.com/