Brainhack: Developing a culture of open, inclusive, community-driven neuroscience
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.04.001
Brainhack: Developing a culture of open, inclusive, community-driven neuroscience
Abstract
Brainhack is an innovative meeting format that promotes scientific collaboration and education in an open, inclusive environment. This NeuroView describes the myriad benefits for participants and the research community and how Brainhacks complement conventional formats to augment scientific progress.
Keywords: Brainhack; best practices; collaboration; community building; hackathon; inclusivity; neuroscience; open science; reproducibility; training.
Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Conflict of interest statement
Declaration of interests Anisha Keshavan is an employee of Octave Bioscience.
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