Science from the bottom up.
Trends in Cognitive Sciences September 3, 2026 Sebastian Dohnány, Rony Hirschhorn, Ulysse Klatzmann et al.
How a scientific community is organized can affect whether disagreement drives progress or leads to isolation. Students and postdocs are uniquely placed to build communities that bridge theoretical and methodological divides. Drawing on a student-led society in consciousness science, we show how empowering early-career researchers can turn fragmentation into collaboration.
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2026.08.001 (opens in new tab)
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Community-level intervention
Consciousness science
Early-career researchers
Interdisciplinary collaboration
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