Peer-mentorship in Academia: The International Online Mentoring Programme within the Organization for Human Brain Mapping
Is peer-mentorship in academia possible? A programme within OHBM brings together mentors and mentees from
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The value of basic research
There are so many things to research: medicine, rockets, farming methods, all with clear goals
Signs for Hearing Babies?
The new trend, “baby signing,” teaches hearing babies to communicate by signing ‘keywords’ before they can talk. Is this what parents have been waiting for? Does it work?
Are mental disorders brain disorders?
Recently the RIVM made a controversial statement that sparked some intense public discussion. Do we
Should the use of brain stimulation be better controlled?
The past 30 years has seen an explosion in brain stimulation used in research. Now
I’m a neuroscientist and I wear a bike helmet
I study the brain. I love the brain. I protect the brain. To a neuroscientist,
What misheard song lyrics can tell us about how we understand speech
Song lyrics are often misheard and can be a lot of fun. But these mishearings
Vote: Innocent or guilty of fraud?
Here, you can read the fictional story of a researcher accused of fraud. Please vote:
A cure for deafness?
Many people think cochlear implants, high-tech medical devices that help the deaf perceive sound, are