Project Summary/Abstract:
Glial cells collectively outnumber neurons in the vertebrate brain, but mechanistic understanding of their
molecular subtypes and functions is lacking.
Funded Awards
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Investigating Functional Ependymal Cell Heterogeneity in the Ventricular System
Investigator
Stephanie Redmond
Institute
university of california, san francisco
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Linking Fast Timescale Neuron-Astrocyte Communication to Neural Circuit Function and Behavior
Investigator
Axel Nimmerjahn
Institute
salk institute for biological studies
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Project Summary: Project 2 - Linking Fast Timescale Neuron-Astrocyte Communication to Neural
Circuit Function and Behavior
A fundamental yet unresolved question in neuroscience is how non-neuronal cells communicate with the
surrounding neurons, influence their function, and potentially affect animal
Title
Long-range neuronal projections: circuit blueprint or stochastic targeting? Rigorous classification of brain-wide axonal reconstructions
Investigator
Giorgio A Ascoli
Institute
george mason university
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ABSTRACT (PROJECT SUMMARY)
The classification of neurons in the mammalian brain has long been a focus of intensive investigation in
neuroscience.
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Map Manager: Longitudinal image analysis with online editing and sharing.
Investigator
Robert Harry Cudmore
Institute
university of california at davis
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The increasing availability and ease of use of confocal, two-photon, and light-sheet microscopes coupled with
rapid developments in fluorescent protein reporters have made 3D and functional imaging and its analysis a
central component of modern Neuroscience research.
Title
Mapping thalamo-striatal neuronal circuits underlying motivational drive
Investigator
Sofia Beas
Institute
national institute of mental health
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Motivational drive is an adaptive process that helps individuals overcome obstacles to obtain essential needs and hence ensure survival. Motivation is composed of two major components.
Title
Mechanisms of basal forebrain control over sensory processing
Investigator
Elizabeth Hanson Moss
Institute
baylor college of medicine
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PROJECT SUMMARY
A key problem in neuroscience is understanding how internal and external information are integrated in the brain to produce
sensory experiences, cognition, and behavioral responses.
Title
Molecular identity, cellular physiology, and in vivo functions of nucleus accumbens astrocytes
Investigator
Kay Elizabeth Linker
Institute
university of california los angeles
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Project Summary / Abstract
Astrocytes are pervasive throughout the CNS and are the most abundant non-neuronal cell type. They
are an essential component of neural circuits, and increasing evidence demonstrates they are specialized for
specific brain regions.
Title
mRNA Alternative Splicing Regulatory Networks in the Specification of Cortical Interneuron Subtypes
Investigator
Melissa Mckenzie Campbell
Institute
columbia university health sciences
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Project Summary/Abstract
Alternative splicing of pre-mRNAs is extensively employed by the nervous system to expand the transcriptomic
manifold.
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Multi-feature, Multi-scale Atlas
Investigator
Paul S Katz
Institute
university of massachusetts amherst
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SUMMARY / ABSTRACT – Project 1. Multi-feature, Multi-scale Atlas
Project 1 of the Berghia Brain Project is to create a multi-scale, multi-feature atlas of the Berghia brain and
peripheral neural plexus.
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Multiscale computational frameworks for integrating large-scale cortical dynamics, connectivity, and behavior
Investigator
Tatiana Engel
Institute
cold spring harbor laboratory
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A central problem in neuroscience is to understand how activity arises from neural circuits to drive animal
behaviors. Solving this problem requires integrating information from multiple experimental modalities and
organization levels of the nervous system.
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Multiscale theory of synapse function with model reduction by machine learning
Investigator
Eric D Mjolsness
Institute
university of california-irvine
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This project constructs a unifying model that links synaptic morphodynamics, the fundamental process of
learning and memory in the brain, to the underlying molecular signaling pathways that regulate it.
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NABOR: A Sustainable, High-quality Neuroscience Antibody Open Resource
Investigator
Melina Fan
Institute
addgene, inc.
Fiscal Year
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PROJECT SUMMARY
The goal of this project is to build an open-access recombinant antibody/affinity reagent resource for the
neuroscience community called NABOR (Neuroscience AntiBody Open Resource).
Title
National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research: A BRAIN Technology Integration and Dissemination Resource
Investigator
Mark H Ellisman
Institute
university of california, san diego
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PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
This project aims to disseminate validated technologies and resources of the National Center for Microscopy
and Imaging Research (NCMIR) at UC San Diego to advance the completion of strategic goals of the BRAIN
Initiative.
Title
Neural dynamics of somatosensory guidance of dexterous movement in intact and stroke-injured networks
Investigator
Preeya Khanna
Institute
university of california, san francisco
Fiscal Year
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PROJECT SUMMARY
Stroke-causing illness, disability, and early death is set to double worldwide within the next 15 years.
Title
Neural mechanisms of multisensory auditory-olfactory integration in the auditory cortex
Investigator
Nathan Vogler
Institute
university of pennsylvania
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PROJECT SUMMARY
Living organisms interact with complex environments that are inherently multisensory. Within these
environments, the brain must integrate information from multiple sensory modalities, including the auditory and
olfactory systems, for perception and behavior.
Title
Neural Mechanisms of Transcranial Current Stimulation
Investigator
Bart Krekelberg, Pierre- Olivier Polack
Institute
rutgers the state univ of nj newark
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Project Summary
Transcranial current stimulation (TCS) creates small electrical fields in the brain through electrodes placed on
the scalp.
Title
NeuroJSON - A Scalable, Searchable and Verifiable Neuroimaging Data Platform
Investigator
Qianqian Fang
Institute
northeastern university
Fiscal Year
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Traditional file-based neuroimaging data management and integration strategies have shown
increasing limitations in accommodating the meteoric growth in both the scale and complexity of today’s
neuroimaging data.
Title
NIPreps: integrating neuroimaging preprocessing workflows across modalities, populations, and species
Investigator
Oscar Esteban, Michael Peter Milham, Russell A Poldrack, Ariel Shalom Rokem, Theodore Satterthwaite
Institute
stanford university
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Project Summary
Despite the rapid advances in the neuroimaging research workflow over the last decade, the enormous
variability between and within data types and specimens impedes integrated analyses.
Title
OpenScope: A Platform for High-Throughput and Reproducible Neurophysiology Open to External Scientists to Test Impactful Theories of Brain Function
Investigator
Christof Koch, Jerome Anthony-Jean Lecoq
Institute
allen institute
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Over the past five years, the Allen Institute has built two unique in-house pipelines for in vivo electro- and
optical-physiology: together they form the Allen Brain Observatory.
Title
Project 2
Investigator
Anna Devor
Institute
boston university (charles river campus)
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Abstract
We propose to investigate the role of neuromodulation in the phenomenon of “whole-cortex” activity of
the pial neurovascular circuit.