Please join us for two virtual NIH BRAIN Initiative meetings on Wednesday, August 21 and Thursday, August 22. Videocast will be available for the open meeting sessions.
Neuroethics Working Group Meeting—Wednesday, August 21, 2024
On Wednesday, the BRAIN Neuroethics Working Group (NEWG) will hold its eighteenth meeting. First, Dr. John Ngai, NIH BRAIN Initiative Director, will provide an update on the current state of the BRAIN Initiative. Then, Dr. Joe Monaco (National Institutes of Health) will provide an introduction and overview of artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and ethics. Drs. Doris Tsao (University of California at Berkeley) and Patrick Mineault (Mila) will present an overview of the current technical capabilities of AI models.
The rest of the meeting will focus on two case studies that explore potential ethical considerations related to AI and neuroscience, including consent, privacy, and the potential for bias and discrimination. The first case study, featuring Dr. Justin Baker (Harvard Medical School) and Dr. Ben Silverman (Mass General Brigham), will discuss deep phenotyping in mental health and psychiatry. The second case study, featuring Dr. Karim Jerbi (University of Montreal) and Dr. Debra Matthews (Johns Hopkins University), will delve into generative AI large language models that are trained on human brain data. The meeting will end with a discussion on next steps for NEWG and roundtable updates.
The NEWG meeting will take place from 12:00-5:00 pm ET. Please join us via NIH Videocast. For more details, please view the full meeting agenda(pdf, 90 KB) and visit the NEWG webpage.
Multi-Council Working Group Meeting—Thursday, August 22, 2024
On Thursday, the BRAIN Multi-Council Working Group (MCWG) will hold its twenty-ninth meeting. First, Dr. John Ngai will provide an update on the current state of the BRAIN Initiative, including new BRAIN-funded research and upcoming events. Dr. Christine Grady (National Institutes of Health), Co-Chair of the NEWG, will provide NEWG updates. Dr. Tirin Moore, Professor of Neurobiology at Stanford University, representing the National Eye Institute, will present a scientific talk. His lab focuses on identifying the neural circuits underlying fundamental perceptual and cognitive functions.
The open session of the MCWG meeting will take place from 12:00-2:00 pm ET. We invite you to tune in via NIH Videocast. For more details, please view the full meeting agenda(pdf, 106 KB) and visit the MCWG webpage.
Meeting summaries and archived videocasts will be made available in the following weeks.