Tools Development and Open Source Neuroscience
Author: Mariela Fernanda Trinchero | Email: mftrinchero@gmail.com
Mariela F Trinchero1°, Inés Abalo-Rodríguez2°, Alba Sánchez-Fernández3°, Marta Turégano-López4°
1° Neuronal Plasticity Laboratory, Leloir Institute
2° Department of Experimental Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
3° Laboratory for Applied Radiobiology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
4° Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Laboratorio Cajal de Circuitos Corticales, Centro de Tecnología Biomédica, Pozuelo De Alarcón, Spain
Corpus Curiosum was born in 2020 specifically to stimulate critical thinking in neuroscience and to promote scientific connections for early career reseachers (ECRs). The Corpus Curiosum core is composed of four international neuroscientists at different career stages whose fundamental aims are: to embrace diversity, support ECRs, and be highly accessible to everyone. We have created an online, multidisciplinary agora to hold enriching discussions and openly promote the exchange of opinions from young researchers in the neuroscience field. We address critical topics such as neurosexism, neuroethics, philosophy of neuroscience, credibility in research, etc. The success of the 1st edition convinced us to push this project further. As of today, we have deployed five editions, gathering hundreds of people from 50+ countries worldwide, leveraging our essential pillars. We have now come up with the Curious Minds School, where a selected group of students coming from all over the globe will face and discuss the basis of critical thinking in neuroscience. This course represents a novel asset to broaden the critical minds of our future neuroscientists. In order to support open science, we make all our material free and accessible on our online platforms. Our project has been recognized by IBRO (Diversity Grants 2021 and 2022), FENS, and BNA, who have sponsored our project along the way.