Journal Club "Lifestyle, Sprache, Motor" 2011
Type of class Journal Club
Offered by Medical Neurosciences
Instructor Dr. Veronica Witte
Schedule Wednesdays 3-4 pm, each semester, starting 12 Oct 2011. Note: Number of participants is limited, please register via email.
Location Department of Neurology, Campus Mitte, Bonhoefferweg 3, Seminarraum Neurologie (3rd floor)
Contact Dr. Veronica Witte ()
Target audience MSc and PhD, open to other programs
ECTS points 1
Organized by Dr. Veronica Witte (send email)
Learning Outcome
Students will become familiar with reading, presenting and evaluation of scientific papers. They cover a broad array of topics with regard to the working group`s research (aging, lifestyle factors,brain stimulation, language and motor functions, neuroimaging).
Structure
Each week, students will give a (powerpoint) presentation of a recent paper. Discussion afterwards.
Assigments/Exams
Each student needs to give 1–2 presentations each semester.
Readings
Mandatory: “How to read and evaluate scientific papers”, 1 article/week, material provided by the lecturers.
Faculty
Dr. Veronica Witte, Dr. Marcus Meinzer, Dr. Robert Lindenberg