Writing tips
November 20th, 2008
- The knowledge of brain-function mapping is accumulated …
The Knowledge of brain-function mapping is accumulated … (get rid of the in front of knowledge) - Don’t start a sentence with it, this. Instead, specify what it is.
- Don’t start a paragraph with “at the same time”. At the same time of what?!
- When writing a grant/fellowship, use their language (e.g. if they say ’specific plans’, you should not say ’specific aims’
- Use ‘brain disorder’ instead of ‘mental disorder’ （well, this should depend on the context)
- The overarching goal of this study is to develop …
- Success in the enterprise will provide important theoretical and clinical insights and will launch future interdisciplinary basic, clinical, translational pediatric neuroscience research.
