NIH has re-issued Requests for Applications (RFAs) for the NIH BRAIN Initiative that focus on the development of new tools for understanding brain cell types and circuits, technology to monitor neural activity, precision interventional tools, and tools for the advancement of human neuroscience.
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Re-issued Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2017 Explore Novel Tools to Analyze Cell-Specific and Circuit-Specific Processes in the Brain, Neuromodulation, and Human Brain Imaging and Recording
- Neuroscience Grants and Funding
August Meeting of the NIH BRAIN Initiative Multi-Council Working Group
The fifth meeting of the Multi-Council Working Group for the NIH BRAIN Initiative provided an update on scientific advancements, discussed BRAIN-related efforts across federal agencies and non-federal organizations, and cleared concepts for possible new funding opportunities for fiscal year 2017.
- Neuroscience News
Upcoming Meetings for the NIH BRAIN Initiative Multi-Council Working Group and Neuroethics Workgroup
Videocasts will be available for the NIH BRAIN Initiative Multi-Council Working Group and Neuroethics Workgroup meetings on August 2nd and August 3rd…
- Neuroscience News
BRAIN Publication Roundup – July 2016
New classification of channelrhodopsin identified… Novel tool developed for studying cell lineages in whole organisms… Multi-area two-photon microscope monitors cortico-cortical dynamics…
Researchers discover new, functionally similar but structurally different cation channelrhodopsins.
- Neuroscience Research and Technology
Exciting Advances from NIH’s Human Connectome Project
NIH-funded scientists map human brain in unprecedented detail…
- Neuroscience Research and Technology
The BRAIN Initiative Seeks to Include More Diverse Fields of Science
Researchers from many scientific fields such as chemistry, physics, and engineering will be essential to the development of new tools and technology for studying the brain…
- Neuroscience News
BRAIN Publication Roundup – June 2016
Improved method for optimizing resolution of magnetic particle imaging with important medical applications… New technique allows for successful 3D imaging of deep brain tissue in awake animals… Development of a stable deep brain stimulation electrode for long-term implantation…
Better image resolution in magnetic particle imaging (MPI) improves its competitive edge against MRI and CT scanning technologies.
- Neuroscience Research and Technology
NINDS Seeking Exceptional Candidates for the Position of Director of the NIH BRAIN Initiative
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), is recruiting for the position of Director of the NIH Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative…
- Neuroscience News
Presentations of International Brain Programs at Keystone Meeting
The “State of the Brain” Keystone Symposium offered a platform for investigators and funding groups to share their current scientific discoveries and discuss new and exciting future brain-related research….
- Neuroscience News
NIH releases a Request for Information Seeking Guidance for Opportunities in Neuroethics
NIH solicits input to identify a set of core ethical issues associated with research involving the human brain and resulting from advancements in neurotechnology research and development….
- Neuroscience News