For Scientific Oral Presentations

Presentation guidelines

• There are 3 time slots for oral presentations (please see our schedule for details). Each time slot will have 2 oral presentation sessions happening at the same time.

• There will be a presentation prize for each presentation session. Winners will be determined by a panel of judges comprised of postdoctoral fellows, faculty or staff.

• The conference program, including abstracts for each presentation, will be published to conference registrants only and will not be available publicly.

• Oral presentations are allotted 10 minutes for delivery and 5 minutes for a question period.

• The presentation must be on your own research and must reflect the submitted abstract.

• Please ensure you give credit where credit is due by identifying which parts of the project were previously completed by other individuals.

• The Background, Hypothesis/Problem Identification, Methods, Results and Conclusion should be emphasized.

• We strongly recommend you tailor your presentation so that it is delivered in language that is easily understood by an audience composed of general neuroscience researchers, not just for those within your area of expertise.

Abstract submission

• To be eligible to present at NRD 2021, those interested must submit an abstract by January 27th, 2021 at 11:59 PM.

• Only graduate students and post-doctoral fellows are eligible to present at NRD 2021.

• There is a limited number of slots for oral presentations. Most slots will be allocated to trainees from Western University, and the remaining will be open to presenters from outside Western University.

• Abstracts will be judged for quality by the NRD planning committee, and top submissions will be offered an oral presentation slot.

• Abstracts must be at most 1600 characters long (including spaces), and abstract titles must be at most 225 characters long (including spaces

• For philosophy students: We are welcoming philosophy talks of any format (does not need to be data/results based). Please submit an abstract summarizing your research, including background and rationale, approach to studying the research question and findings/conclusions (if applicable) from your work.

For Neuroscience Art Presentations

Presentation guidelines

• The goal of this event is to highlight the artistic aspects of neuroscience; this will help make research from neuroscience labs more tangible and allow scientists to think of their work from a different perspective

• Faculty, postdoctoral fellows and undergraduate/graduate students from any department may submit neuroscience themed art produced inside the lab, outside the lab or in created in collaboration with other artists or neuroscientists

• Art of any type is welcome, but please keep in mind that it will be presented virtually. For those working with 3D mediums (e.g., canvas, clay), you can present your work as a digital image or video.

• In addition to submitting a digital copy of your artwork, all artists will be asked to submit a 3 minute audio recording describing their art piece and the research project which inspired it. This will be posted to the SONGS website, played during breaks at NRD, and used by the judges to determine winners. Final art submissions to NRD will be due one week after art abstract submission closes

• On day 2 of NRD, we will have the live art exhibit, hosted via Spatial Chat. Spatial Chat allows the art to be displayed in a digital room, mimicking the experience of an in-person art gallery. During this time, presenters will be able to interact with other attendees and discuss their art project! 

Brain and Mind Institute Long-Term Art Display

The Brain and Mind Institute (BMI) is interested in displaying some of the neuroscience art from NRD in their building long-term! Individuals interested in being considered for this opportunity should indicate that they would like to be considered when they submit their abstract. When final artwork and audio recordings are submitted to NRD, SONGS will pass along the work of anyone who indicated their interest during abstract submission. The BMI will make their decisions after NRD, and successful candidates will be notified. 

Abstract submission

• To be eligible to present neuroscience art at NRD 2021, those interested must submit an abstract describing the art piece by February 1st, 2021.

• Anyone is eligible to present neuroscience art at NRD 2021

• Abstracts must be at most 1600 characters long (including spaces), and abstract titles must be at most 225 characters long (including spaces)

NRD2021 is sponsored by: