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Join Our Journal Club<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I am planning to launch a series of journal clubs focused on topics closely related to our lab\u2019s research interests, including altered states of consciousness, brain-computer interfaces, neurotechnology for rehabilitation, and cognitive architectures for social simulation. The journal club will be a dynamic forum to discuss cutting-edge research papers, foster interdisciplinary dialogue, and strengthen our collective understanding of these rapidly evolving fields.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Neuromagik Journal Club<\/strong> is a space for curious minds who want to go deeper than just reading a paper alone. It\u2019s not a lecture series or a training course; it\u2019s a small group of students and researchers exploring a topic together, asking questions, debating ideas, and learning from each other. The aim is simple: to get better at reading and thinking critically about scientific literature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We meet weekly<\/strong> in small groups and work through a complete “mini course” on a chosen topic. Each cycle has a beginning and an end. No endless stream of papers\u2014just focused, purposeful exploration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How it works<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When a new topic group forms, I first meet with the participants to discuss everyone\u2019s interests and goals, design the full structure of the block together and assign papers and roles to make sure everyone has a part to play<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once we start, the structure looks like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Introduction & Orientation<\/strong>\n
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    • We map the big questions of the field.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • We agree on what we want to understand by the end of the block.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Review Paper Session<\/strong>\n
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      • We read and discuss a detailed review paper.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • The presenter explains the history of the field, key milestones, and the main methods researchers use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Experimental Paper Discussions<\/strong>\n
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        • Over 3\u20134 weeks<\/strong>, we dive into specific experimental studies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Each participant presents a paper and walks us through:\n
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          • What the researchers were asking<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • How they designed the experiment<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • What they found<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • What worked and what didn\u2019t<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • How it connects to the bigger picture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Everyone else asks questions and joins the discussion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Summary & Reflection<\/strong>\n
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            • We close with a group session to step back and see the full landscape:\n
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              • What did we learn?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Where does the field still struggle?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • What would we want to study next?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                What\u2019s expected<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                This club works because everyone is involved. If you join, you\u2019ll be asked to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                • Be an active Master’s or PhD student<\/strong> with interest in the topic<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Read all the papers (no shortcuts!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Present at least once during the block<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Join the conversations at every meeting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                  There\u2019s no passive attendance<\/strong>. If you\u2019re in, you\u2019re part of the team. We keep the groups small (4\u20138 people)<\/strong> on purpose so that everyone has space to think and speak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  This is not about perfect presentations or impressing others. It\u2019s about learning together in an informal but serious way. We don\u2019t intend to record the sessions, and you promise not do to so.<\/strong> We don\u2019t aim to \u201cperform\u201d for an audience. We meet to think out loud and sharpen our scientific thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Suggest a topic!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                  You can join an upcoming topic block or suggest a new one. If you want to propose something, just send me a short description of your idea and a few lines about why you want to explore it<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Together we\u2019ll shape it into a plan and invite others to join.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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