We are going to discuss an intricate web of reasons that make us study the visual cortices of mice, the spatial cognition of bats, or the molecular basis of Alzheimer’s disease in humans, from long-time fascinations, through previous, often random choices, inspirations by other people, or economic/social circumstances.
The aim of this short workshop will be to discuss in depth our reasons for doing neuroscience. In a series of short talks, discussions, and group tasks – in the spirit of our Schools and Workshops of Ideas – we will try to ask (and maybe answer) questions:
- What motivates our research?
- How do our stated purposes for our research – the ones that we speak about in public, in grant writing or science communication – relate to our real motivations?
- How do our reasons to do brain research influence our methodological choices?
- How do the reasons we have differ depending on our background? Why does it matter?
Please find more info and the application form here -
https://nenckiopenlab.org/why/