Writing tips

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



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