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Check out new videos on Neuronline about estimation statistics and statistical power. If you want to learn more about how these statistical practices can apply to your own work, register for the upcoming webinar with the video authors, moderated by eNeuro Editor-in-Chief, Christophe Bernard on Thursday, June 4 from 12:30 – 1:30 pm EDT.

Research team leaders Kip Ludwig and Lique Coolen will be live in the Neuronline Community to engage in a discussion and answer questions about challenges and opportunities for enhancing and maintaining scientific rigor during shut-downs and re-opening of research laboratories and publishing in the times of a pandemic. A recent Neuronline article sets the stage, but the discussion will be broader as all community input is invited and encouraged. This live chat is part of the Foundations of Rigorous Neuroscience Research (FRN) program. Post a question in this thread during the Live Chat for Kip and Lique to answer, or post ahead of time if you can't make it! Meet the live chat hosts: Kip Ludwig, PhD Kip Ludwig leads the Ludwig Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin, specializing in neuromodulation, bioelectronic medicine, and electroceutical devices. The lab’s primary focus is to develop minimally invasive, next-generation neuromodulation therapies to hack the nervous system, treat circuit dysfunction, and deliver biomolecules precisely to target areas. Ludwig previously served as the Program Director for Neural Engineering at the NIH. He co-led the Translational Devices Program at the NINDS, led NIH BRAIN Initiative programs to catalyze implantable academic and clinical devices, and led a trans-NIH planning team to develop the S.P.A.R.C. Program - stimulating advances in neuromodulation therapies for organ systems. Lique Coolen, PhD Lique Coolen is an associate dean and a professor of biological sciences at Kent State University. She previously served as faculty at the University of Mississippi, University of Cincinnati, University of Western Ontario, and University of Michigan. Coolen earned her PhD from the University of Nijmegen in the Netherlands. We are evaluating this program at every step and rely on your input and feedback to improve! At the end of the live chat, please fill out the survey below.

UPDATE: This live chat has already ended, but please read the discussion, and feel free to leave a comment! Join John Davenport and Saskia de Vries, Neuroscience 2019 workshop presenters, for a live chat on Thursday, February 13, 2020 from 2-3 pm EST. Drs. Davenport and de Vries will facilitate an online discussion opportunity for you to share your experiences and ideas related to collaboration, pros and cons of interdisciplinary research projects, and consequences of team science for individuals and institutions. This live chat is part of the Foundations of Rigorous Neuroscience Research (FRN) program, and is open to all. Reply to this topic below with your questions (anonymously or not) either before the live chat or during the event for John and Saskia to answer! You can also submit questions using this form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FRNlivechat20. Meet the live chat facilitators: Saskia de Vries, PhD Saskia de Vries is an assistant investigator at the Allen Institute for Brain Science. De Vries studies visual physiology and led the creation of the Allen Brain Observatory, a large-scale survey of visual physiological responses in the mouse cortex. She received her BS in molecular biophysics and biochemistry from Yale University and her PhD in neurobiology from Harvard University, and completed postdoctoral training at Stanford University. R. John Davenport, PhD John Davenport is the managing director of the Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science and an adjunct associate professor of neuroscience at Brown University. As a science journalist, his work has appeared in Science, Newsweek, Wired, the HHMI Bulletin, and other venues. He joined Science magazine as an associate editor for the Science of Aging Knowledge Environment, covering developments in the field of biology of aging. Davenport earned his PhD in chemistry (molecular biology) from the University of Oregon and brings together his research background and experience in communication to serve as a liaison among the more than 180 faculty members at Brown who pursue research on the brain. He catalyzes communication and scientific collaboration among diverse disciplines, particularly the intersection of the physical and life sciences, and works with teams of scientists to build and sustain interdisciplinary research and training programs. We are evaluating this program at every step and rely on your input and feedback to improve! At the end of the live chat, please fill out the survey below.

Join Os Steward and Lique Coolen – leaders of SfN’s Foundations of Rigorous Neuroscience Research (FRN) program for a live virtual town hall, September 19, 2019 from 1-2 pm EDT. Drs. Steward and Coolen will facilitate an online discussion opportunity for you to share your experiences and ideas related to enhancing a research culture that supports scientific rigor. They can also answer your questions about FRN and collect your suggestions about what topics and speakers the training program should include. Reply to this topic below with your questions either before the town hall or during the event for Os and Lique to answer! Meet the FRN program’s Co-PI’s: Oswald Steward, PhD Oswald Steward is founding director of the Reeve-Irvine Research Center for Spinal Cord Injury at the University of California, Irvine. He is Reeve-Irvine Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology and holds additional joint appointments in the departments of neurobiology and behavior and neurosurgery. His research focuses on how neurons create and maintain their connections, how synapses are modified by experience and injury, and the role of genes in neuronal regeneration, growth, and function. He received his PhD in psychobiology/neuroscience from the University of California, Irvine. Lique Coolen, PhD Lique Coolen is a professor of biological sciences and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University. Most recently, she was a professor of physiology and neurobiology and associate dean for postdoctoral studies at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Her research focuses on the neural basis for social behavior and endocrine function, as well as spinal reflexes with the goal to develop new treatments for spinal cord injury. Coolen earned her PhD in neuroscience from the University of Nijmegen, in the Netherlands. We are evaluating this program at every step and rely on your input and feedback to improve! At the end of the Live Chat, please fill out the survey below.