Optimal calcium imaging with shaped excitation
Understanding information flow in the brain is dependent on simultaneously recording the activity
of large neuronal populations.
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TitleOptimal calcium imaging with shaped excitation
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Liam M Paninski, Darcy S Peterka
Institute
columbia university health sciences
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TitleOptimized dosing of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for enhancement of hippocampal-cortical networks
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Joel L Voss
Institute
northwestern university at chicago
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Memory impairment occurs in a variety of neuropsychiatric conditions (e.g., depression and schizophrenia) and
in many neurologic disorders (e.g., neurodegenerative disease and brain injury), often with devastating
consequences for life quality.
TitleOptimizing flexible, active electrode arrays for chronic, large-scale recording and stimulation on the scale of 100,000 electrodes
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Bijan Pesaran, John Rogers, Kenneth L Shepard, Jonathan Viventi
Institute
duke university
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In this proposal, we will develop next-generation flexible micro-electrocortigraphic (µECoG) and penetrating
electrode arrays using active electronics in complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology.
Active electronics enable amplification and multiplexing directly at each ele
TitleOptimizing peripheral stimulation parameters to modulate the sensorimotor cortex for post-stroke motor recovery
Investigator
Karunesh Ganguly
Institute
university of california, san francisco
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ABSTRACT
Stroke is the leading cause of disability in the United States, with approximately 700,000 new cases per
year. Disability from upper limb impairment depends primarily on loss of hand function and finger
dexterity.
TitleOptogenetic signaling inhibitors for studying brain plasticity
Investigator
Wenbiao Gan, Ryohei Yasuda
Institute
max planck florida corporation
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Synaptic plasticity is thought to be a basis of learning and memory of the brain. Signaling
mechanisms underlying synaptic and behavioral plasticity have been extensively studied
with the aid of pharmacological and genetic manipulation of signaling.
TitleQuiet TMS: A Low-Acoustic-Noise Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation System
Investigator
Angel V Peterchev
Institute
duke university
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This project will develop a low-noise transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) system. TMS is a technique
for non-invasive brain stimulation using strong, brief magnetic pulses. TMS is widely used as a tool for probing
brain function and is an FDA approved treatment for depression.
TitleRapid Electrode Multiplexing for Scalable Neural Recording
Investigator
Ross M Walker
Institute
university of utah
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Rapid Electrode Multiplexing for Scalable Neural Recording
Large-scale recording of neural signals is essential for gaining a better understanding of the elaborate, dynamic
picture of the brain that emerges from interactions involving individual cells and complex neural circuits.
TitleRational Optimization of tACS for Targeting Thalamo-Cortical Oscillations
Investigator
Flavio Frohlich
Institute
univ of north carolina chapel hill
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PROJECT SUMMARY - UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-CHAPEL HILL, FROHLICH
The alpha oscillation is a thalamo-cortical rhythm (8-12 Hz) that serves important functional roles in
cognition and behavior.
TitleRealization of Optical Cell-based Reporters for in vivo Detection of Neuropeptides
Investigator
David Kleinfeld, Paul A Slesinger
Institute
icahn school of medicine at mount sinai
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Neuropeptides are essential neuromodulators in the brain.
TitleResting state connectivity: Biophysical basis for and improved fMRI measurements
Investigator
David Kleinfeld, Bruce R Rosen
Institute
university of california, san diego
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Principal Investigators(Last, first, middle):KLEINFELD, DAVID and ROSEN, BRUCE R.
Functional magnetic resonant imaging (fMRI) is the only means to infer neuronal activity within the
entire volume of the human brain.
TitleShort Course in Adaptive Neurotechnologies
Investigator
Gerwin Schalk, Jonathan Rickel Wolpaw
Institute
wadsworth center
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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Neurological disorders affect many millions of people in the United States and throughout the world.
TitleSpatiotemporal control of large neuronal networks using high dimensional optimization
Investigator
Shinung Ching, Jr-Shin Li, Jason T Ritt
Institute
boston university (charles river campus)
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Project Summary
The long terms goal of this project is to enable the control of large networks in the brain using neurostimulation
technologies, a key focus of the BRAIN initiative.
TitleSpatiotemporal signatures of neural activity and neurophysiology in the BOLD signal
Investigator
Shella D Keilholz
Institute
emory university
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The blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) fluctuations used to
map functional connectivity contain a wealth of information about neural activity and physiological processes
in the brain.
TitleStructure guided design of photoselectable channelrhodopsins
Investigator
Vadim Cherezov, Samuel Andrew Hires, Vsevolod Katritch, John Yu-Luen Lin
Institute
university of southern california
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Project Summary:
This proposal outlines the development of a fundamentally new optogenetic technology capable
of flexibly manipulating the activity of thousands of neurons contributing to the dynamic activity
of distributed neural circuits with single neuron resolution.
No method that currently exis
TitleSubthalamic and corticosubthalamic coding of speech production
Investigator
Robert Mark Richardson
Institute
university of pittsburgh at pittsburgh
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Speech production and control is disrupted in a number of neurological diseases that involve the basal ganglia.
Notably, hypophonia and hypokinetic dysarthria (characterized by decreased motor gain) are prevalent in
patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).
TitleTechnologies for spatiotemporally precise & closed-loop control of selected neurons to prevent epileptic seizures
Investigator
Omar Jamil Ahmed
Institute
university of michigan at ann arbor
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PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT
Epilepsy is an often debilitating neurological condition affecting 3 million Americans and more than 50 million
people across the globe.
TitleToward a Theory for Macroscopic Neural Computation Based on Laplace Transform
Investigator
Marc W Howard
Institute
boston university (charles river campus)
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PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
The Weber-Fechner law is perhaps the oldest quantitative relationship in psychology.
TitleTowards deep brain monitoring with superficial EEG sensors plus neuromodulatory focused ultrasound
Investigator
Pierre D Mourad
Institute
university of washington
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Electrical activity in the brain is a direct correlate to neuronal activity. Existing technology can record
electrical activity on a millisecond scales through invasive placement of electrodes within the brain or non-
invasively, using subdermal electrodes.
TitleUnderstanding evoked and resting-state fMRI through multi scale imaging
Investigator
R Todd Constable, Michael C. Crair, Dewan Syed Fahmeed Hyder
Institute
yale university
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Project Summary
This RFA is aimed at bringing together interdisciplinary teams to focus on novel, transformative and integrative
efforts that will revolutionize our understanding of the biological and bioinformatics content of the data collected
from non-invasive human functional brain imaging techn
TitleUnderstanding the Neural Basis of Volitional State through Continuous Recordings in Humans
Investigator
Sydney S Cash
Institute
massachusetts general hospital
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ABSTRACT
In the course of a day we naturally make multiple shifts in our overall cognitive state and in our aims and
intents. We go from sleep to awake, from internal dialogue to external communication, from relative immobility
to planned complex movements.