Welcome back to our newsletter 🥳
Thanks for joining us at the second annual Virtual Career Fair in Neuroscience & Society recently! Recordings will be posted to the Dana Career Network’s YouTube channel soon.
Join Simply Neuroscience at the Society for Neuroscience Conference (October 5-9th)
We are thrilled to be presenting a poster in person in Chicago this year as part of the Theme J outreach division. Stop by poster W5 in MCP Hall A on Saturday (October 5th) from 4-5 pm Central to say hello to our teammates Patrick Bloniasz (Board President) and Chinmayi Balusu (Founder & CEO)!
Also, be sure to follow along with our Instagram page throughout the week for a sneak peek of conference activities.
Volunteer with the Simply Neuroscience team (October 20th Deadline)
We are looking for students and early-career professionals to contribute to our Accessible Axon Initiative, Action Potential Advising Program, Editing, and Marketing teams behind the scenes. Please submit your application by October 20th at 11:59 pm ET.
I Heard There Was a Secret Chord - Music As Medicine: Virtual Book Club (October 19th)
Join us on October 19th at 11 am Eastern for a virtual book club featuring I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine by Dr. Daniel Levitin! Dr. Levitin explores the curative powers of music, showing us how it is one of the most potent therapies today. He brings together the results of studies on music and the brain, demonstrating how music can contribute to the treatment of a host of ailments, from neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s) to cognitive injury, depression, and pain.
Thank you to Meredith Dowling and W. W. Norton & Company for supporting this book club.
P.S. No need to finish the entire book before the book club — we welcome all who are interested in this topic to join in discussing overall themes!
The Power of Words: Virtual Book Club (October 20th)
Join us for a virtual neuro book club featuring The Power of Words: How to Speak, Listen and Think Better by Dr. Mariano Sigman! Combining business, neuroscience, and self-help, The Power of Words explains language’s reflective property: the capacity of a statement to modify what it describes, above all to the speaker--and how this impacts our daily lives. Drawing from his extensive research in neuroscience and his role as one of the directors of the Human Brain Project, the world’s largest effort to understand and emulate the human brain, Dr. Sigman reveals that our minds are much more malleable than we think. This holds true for not only children and teenagers. We retain the same ability to learn and change throughout our lives. By understanding this, we can rewrite our own narratives and break free from self-defeating and limiting beliefs.
Thank you to Ro Romanello and Pan Macmillan for supporting this book club.
P.S. No need to finish the entire book before the book club — we welcome all who are interested in this topic to join in discussing overall themes!
Broader Community Events and Opportunities
💼 Rolling: Various Part-Time Positions (Scheduler, Web Developer/Content Manager, Graphic Designer, JD Research Assistants, Non-JD Undergraduate/Graduate Research Assistants) in Shen Neurolaw Lab
🎥 October 4th at 7 pm ET: In Silico Film Screening in Chicago
📣 October 5th at 7:30 pm CDT: Dana Foundation’s Neuroscience & Society Reception in Chicago
“Are you passionate about working to strengthen neuroscience’s positive role in the world? Join the Dana Foundation for a lively reception to build connections in neuroscience & society, especially between mentors and mentees.” SfN registration is not required. RSVP by October 4th.
🏅 October 9th Deadline: ALBA-Elsevier Award Lecture on Brain Sciences Nominations
✍️ October 9th Application Deadline: Civic Science Internship with Research!America
🔬 October 15th Deadline: TNQ Inspiring Science Award for Life Sciences students from India
📚 October 15th at 7 pm ET: Book Launch - Brain Science for Lawyers, Judges, and Policymakers
🎓 October 20th Deadline: Synapse Chapter Founder Application
🤝 October 21st at 7 pm ET: Association of Neuropsychology Students & Trainees’ “Let’s Chat About Cultural Neuropsychology” Discussion
⚕️ October 29th at 2 pm ET: Neuroscience as a Social Catalyst: Engaging Communities with Brain Health
💰 October 31st Deadline: IBRO/Dana Brain Awareness Week Grant
👩🔬 November 2nd: Midwest/Great Lakes Undergraduate Research Symposium in Neuroscience (mGluRs)
🏫 November 8th at 9 am ET: Mid-Atlantic Teaching of Psychology Conference
🧠 November 13-14th: Brain Health Lab and PINK Concussions’ “Intimate Partner Violence & Brain Injury: Breaking Down Barriers & Building Understanding” Virtual Conference
🩺 November 19th at 8 pm ET: Clinician-Neuroethicist Career/Funding Roundtable
🏫 December 14-15th: Brain Network Dynamics Meeting (BraiNDy 2024) at Ashoka University
Stay tuned for further news 🧠
Any questions, suggestions, or ideas? Opportunities or events you would like to share with the SN community? Feel free to contact us at info@simplyneuroscience.org