Announcements. July 26, Thursday, 9 am: Neuroethics with Dr. Sara Goering (required)

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1 July 24, 2018 Annuncements July 26, Thursday, 9 am: Neurethics with Dr. Sara Gering (required) July 27, Friday, 9 am: Graduate Student Panel July 27, Friday, nn: UW Neursurgery Seminar with Jeff Ojemann, MD (CSNE member) Brain-cmputer interfaces (BCI) Optinal; RSVP needed by nn, Wednesday, July 25. July 28, Saturday, 7:30 pm: Seafair Trchlight Parade (Dwntwn) August 1, Wednesday: Draft Pster Due

2 Effective Abstracts What is an abstract and why is it imprtant? The first, and pssibly nly, part f yur paper that anyne will read When will yu write an abstract? Manuscript/research paper Cnference Thesis/dissertatin

3 Parts f an Abstract All the same cmpnents as the paper Backgrund Methds Results Cnclusins All in wrds Specific frmat depends n the jurnal

4 Characteristics f a gd abstract Precise language Minimum sufficient backgrund infrmatin Sufficient methds Specific findings Supprted cnclusins

5 Six sentences t start (Hw t write a scientific abstract in six easy steps: 1. What are we talking abut? 2. What is the prblem? 3. Why hasn t anyne else answered this prblem? 4. What is yur new idea? 5. What did yu d? 6. Why shuld I care?

6 Example Sentences 1. In widgetlgy, it s lng been understd that yu have t glmp the widgets befre yu can squiffle them. 2. But there is still n knwn general methd t determine when they ve been sufficiently glmped. 3. The literature describes several specialist techniques that measure hw wizzled r hw whmped the widgets have becme during glmping, but all f these invlve slwing dwn the glmping, and thus risking a fracturing f the widgets. 4. In this thesis, we intrduce a new glmping technique, which we call gga-glmping, that allws direct measurement f whifflizatin, a superir metric fr assessing squiffle-readiness. 5. We describe a series f experiments n each f the five majr types f widget, and shw that in each case, gga-glmping runs faster than cmpeting techniques, and prduces glmped widgets that are perfect fr squiffling. What are we talking abut? What is the prblem? Why hasn t anyne else answered this prblem? What is yur new idea? What did yu d? Why shuld I care? 6. We expect this new apprach t dramatically reduce the cst f squiffled widgets withut any lss f quality, and hence make mass prductin viable.

7 Hw t write an abstract fr a specific jurnal Scpe Audience Frmat

8 Examples With yur neighbr(s), identify each f the cmpnents in each f the three Science abstract examples: Backgrund Methds Results Cnclusins

9 Disruptin f the head directin cell netwrk impairs the parahippcampal grid cell signal Shawn S. Winter, Benjamin J. Clark, Jeffrey S. Taube (1)Navigatin depends n multiple neural systems that encde the mmentt-mment changes in an animal s directin and lcatin in space. (2)These include head directin (HD) cells representing the rientatin f the head and grid cells that fire at multiple lcatins, frming a repeating hexagnal grid pattern. (3)Cmputatinal mdels hypthesize that generatin f the grid cell signal relies upn HD infrmatin that ascends t the hippcampal netwrk via the anterir thalamic nuclei (ATN). (4)We inactivated r lesined the ATN and subsequently recrded single units in the entrhinal crtex and parasubiculum. (5)ATN manipulatin significantly disrupted grid and HD cell characteristics while sparing theta rhythmicity in these regins. (6)These results indicate that the HD signal via the ATN is necessary fr the generatin and functin f grid cell activity.

10 Cycles f species replacement emerge frm lcally induced maternal effects n ffspring behavir in a passerine bird Renée A. Duckwrth, Virginia Bellni, Samantha R. Andersn (1)An imprtant questin in eclgy is hw mechanistic prcesses ccurring amng individuals drive large-scale patterns f cmmunity frmatin and change. (2)Here we shw that in tw species f bluebirds, cycles f replacement f ne by the ther emerge as an indirect cnsequence f maternal influence n ffspring behavir in respnse t lcal resurce availability. (3)Sampling acrss brad tempral and spatial scales, we fund that western bluebirds, the mre cmpetitive species, bias the birth rder f ffspring by sex in a way that influences ffspring aggressin and dispersal, setting the stage fr rapid increases in ppulatin density that ultimately result in the replacement f their sister species. (4)Our results prvide insight int hw predictable cmmunity dynamics can ccur despite the cntingency f lcal behaviral interactins.

11 Spatially structured phtns that travel in free space slwer than the speed f light Daniel Givannini, Jacquiline Rmer, Václav Ptček, Gergely Ferenczi, Fina Speirits, Stephen M. Barnett, Daniele Facci, Miles J. Padgett (1)That the speed f light in free space is cnstant is a crnerstne f mdern physics. (2)Hwever, light beams have finite transverse size, which leads t a mdificatin f their wave vectrs resulting in a change t their phase and grup velcities. (3)We study the grup velcity f single phtns by measuring a change in their arrival time that results frm changing the beam s transverse spatial structure. (4)Using time-crrelated phtn pairs, we shw a reductin in the grup velcity f phtns in bth a Bessel beam and phtns in a fcused Gaussian beam. (5)In bth cases, the delay is several micrmeters ver a prpagatin distance f ~1 meter. (6)Our wrk highlights that, even in free space, the invariance f the speed f light nly applies t plane waves.

12 Best practices fr abstract writing Write the abstract last Everything in the abstract MUST be in the paper Write in cncise, cmplete sentences Use past tense Jargn shuld be apprpriate fr audience Dn t include citatins (generally) Use nly cmmn abbreviatins and acrnyms D nt refer t figures r tables in the text

13 References Hw t write a scientific abstract in six easy steps Hw t write a gd abstract fr a scientific paper r cnference presentatin by Chittaranjan Andrade (Indian J Psychiatry Apr-Jun; 53(2): ) The Structure, Frmat, Cntent, and Style f a Jurnal-Style Scientific Paper HTWsectins.html