If your school does not have a journal club, start one! The UIC 2-hour seminar course on journal readings is an outstanding Bio / Neuro class to take if you would like an overview of the mechanics, experimentation, literature style, and equipment used in neuroscience. Each fortnight throughout the semester was spent on discussing a pair of articles: a review + an experiment article with figures. A subject expert, fellow, or post-doc would lead the discussion and walk us throu