DBI² Training Week: Fostering Collaboration and Skill Development in Neuroscience and Neurotechnology
DBI² empowers junior researchers with a comprehensive, hands-on training programme.

[Nijmegen, May 7, 2024] The DBI² (Dutch Brain Interface Initiative), a neuroscience research project, which unites eight research institutes across the Netherlands, has just concluded its first-ever Training Week, held from April 29 to May 2. Attended by 23 postdoctoral researchers and PhD candidates from the DBI² consortium, the event was organised by these same junior researchers to foster peer-to-peer learning. Participants led a diverse range of lectures and workshops tailored to their expertise, resulting in a powerful exchange of knowledge and skills.

The topics covered during the Training Week included:

• Electrophysiology
• Neuroanatomy
• Electronic Interfaces
• Electronic circuits
• Python programming for neuroscience and deep learning

The training week culminated in a hackathon on Day 4, where the participants were divided into four teams to tackle the challenge of designing an EEG-oriented BCI for use in a real-time application: a pong tournament. This exercise emphasised the creative and analytical skills central to neuroscience, offering researchers a unique opportunity to collaborate on solutions by combining their diverse expertise.

The success of the Training Week underscores the potential of the DBI² programme as a cradle for a cohesive Dutch neuroscience school, uniting researchers to advance knowledge through cooperation.