• Caldara Roberto

• Caldara Roberto

This course offers students an immersive experience into the daily life and intellectual environment of an experimental research laboratory in visual and social neuroscience. Participants will attend regular lab meetings, actively engage in ongoing projects, and gain a first-hand understanding of the “behind-the-scenes” work that drives scientific discovery in the field.

Activities will include:

• Journal Club: Critical discussions of recent publications in visual and social neuroscience, focusing on methodological strengths, weaknesses, and broader theoretical implications.

• Technical Challenges: Problem-solving sessions addressing practical and analytical issues encountered in experimental research.

• Active Participation: Attendance is compulsory. Students will present selected papers, contribute to debates, and reflect on their relevance to current and future research.

The course culminates in a mock grant application for a PhD studentship, in which students will design a research project, justify its theoretical and methodological choices, and present it as if applying for real funding.

By the end of the course, students will have developed critical reading skills, a deeper understanding of experimental research processes, and practical insight into both the creative and technical aspects of conducting neuroscience research.