BOOST is designed to facilitate the organization and management of gatherings among the members of the MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Science community with the purpose of helping each other with various software, coding, and engineering skills. This platform provides the means for individuals to volunteer to lead sessions, and others to register and attend their sessions of interest.

Here are some suitable examples.

• Work with GitHub.
• Debug Python code like an expert.
• Use PyTorch and build NN models.
• Work with MIT computing cluster.
• Use ChatGPT to improve your code aesthetics and comments.
• Use Fusion for 3D printing
• Run behavioral experiments online
• Use Adobe Illustrator like an expert
• Write/debug code for specific models and/or analyses (e.g. Video analysis, Diffusion models, MCMC, etc.)

We will hold these sessions during lunchtime from 12-1 in Building 46 and will provide lunch to the participants.

Go ahead and propose the topic. The administrator will see your proposal and will approve it if it is deemed suitable. Our broad objective is that proposals are broad-based and there is diversity across topics to attract all members of our community. You can propose something related to coding, a specific package, a productivity tool, a technique in cellular/systems/cognitive/computational neuroscience, and many other things. Don’t shy away. If you think it may be interesting, it probably is. If you have questions, you can send an email to admin@....

Each session will have a maximum capacity for participants. We will send invitations to the community in advance and accept up to the maximum number of participants for each session. Several reasons motivate limiting the numbers including the quality of sessions, the availability of space, and the supply of food.

We have determined that this mode of communication is more effective for learning and for creating a shared sense of community.