Neuroplasticity Inquiry

McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Assistant Professor
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Timeline
  • January 17, 2022
    Experience start
  • January 18, 2022
    Project Scope Meeting
  • April 2, 2022
    Experience end
Experience
1/1 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Education
Skills
writing reflection communication research
Student goals and capabilities

Looking to elevate your business, and bring it to the next level? Bring on students from McMaster University to be your student-consultants, in a project-based experience. Students will work on one main project over the course of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.

Students in this course are examining neuroplasticity, the brain's ability to change. Although neuroplasticity is now a widely accepted phenomenon, it wasn't long ago that it was thought the brain could undergo very little, if any, change after childhood. Ample evidence now suggests the brain continues to be modified throughout our lives. What remains an open question, however, is how those changes influence our thoughts and behaviours. Students will examine a variety of themes in neuroplasticity in order to examine how the brain adapts to both external and internal inputs.

Students

Students
Undergraduate
Any level
20 Students
Project
25 hours per Student
Students self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables are negotiable, and will seek to align the needs of the students and the organization.

Some final project deliverables might include:

  1. A 10-15 minute presentation on key findings and recommendations
  2. A detailed report including their research, analysis, insights and recommendations
Project timeline
  • January 17, 2022
    Experience start
  • January 18, 2022
    Project Scope Meeting
  • April 2, 2022
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Students will work in groups over the semester (January-April) to identify a problem within psychology, neuroscience, and health and propose and pitch a novel intervention. Students will apply the principles of neuroplasticity that we discuss in class to this project. Companies may benefit from the novel ideas and perspectives shared by the students, which may provide insight into new interventions or campaigns

For instance, students may propose a novel brain training computer program that may improve stress and mental health.

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

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