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Seminar on

Computational Neuroscience

oriol.corcoll.andreu@ut.ee

raulvicente@gmail.com

Fall 2020

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Who and Why?

  • Introduce yourself
  • Your reasons to join
  • Your expectations

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The pipeline

READ AN ARTICLE

EXPLAIN IT TO OTHERS

PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS

GET FEEDBACK

EVALUATE YOUR AUDIENCE

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Select an article

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Select an article

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Select an article

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Tips

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The pipeline

READ AN ARTICLE

EXPLAIN IT TO OTHERS

PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS

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EVALUATE YOUR AUDIENCE

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Explain it to others

  • Read 3+ times to get detailed understanding:
            • What was the problem
    • Why authors wanted to solve it
    • How it was solved before
    • How did they approach it
    • What were the results
  • Explain in a 1-hour presentation

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The pipeline

READ AN ARTICLE

EXPLAIN IT TO OTHERS

PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS

GET FEEDBACK

EVALUATE YOUR AUDIENCE

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  • 15-20 min for Q&A
  • All students are encouraged to ask questions
  • Every week two students will have to prepare 2-3 questions

Participate in discussions

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The pipeline

READ AN ARTICLE

EXPLAIN IT TO OTHERS

PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS

GET FEEDBACK

EVALUATE YOUR AUDIENCE

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The pipeline

READ AN ARTICLE

EXPLAIN IT TO OTHERS

PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS

GET FEEDBACK

EVALUATE YOUR AUDIENCE

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Prepare a test

  • Each presenter needs to prepare a test
  • 4-5 questions about what you just explained
  • Typically done in Google forms.

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Google Forms

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Points

  • 50 from presentation
  • 20 from attendance
  • 30 from test results

  • 70+ to pass

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Questions?

READ AN ARTICLE

EXPLAIN IT TO OTHERS

PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS

GET FEEDBACK

EVALUATE YOUR AUDIENCE