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Voting is open for the 2024 BRAIN Initiative Photo and Video Contest
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Notices of change for select BRAIN Initiative funding opportunities
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Upcoming workshop: Advancing human neuroscience through neural stimulation and recording
The two-day virtual workshop will examine neural stimulation and recording methods and their impact on brain function and behavior in humans. Register today!
What:
Advancing Human Neuroscience Through Neural Stimulation and Recording: Opportunities and Challenges for Coordinated Efforts workshop
When:
Thursday, May 23: 11:00 am – 5:30 pm ET
Friday, May 24: 10:00 am – 3:45 pm ET
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Upcoming NIH BRAIN Initiative Multi-Council Working Group meeting
Please join us for the next virtual NIH BRAIN Initiative Multi-Council Working Group meeting on May 14, 2024. Videocast will be available for the open session.
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Announcing the 10th Annual BRAIN Initiative Conference plenary speakers
Please join us on June 17-18 at the 10th Annual BRAIN Initiative Conference to hear our featured plenary speakers and panel share their expertise and insights with conference attendees.
The 10th Annual BRAIN Initiative Conference: Celebrating a Decade of Innovation is next month! If you haven’t registered for this hybrid event, you still have time to join us. In-person registration closes on May 31, 2024.
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BRAIN at 10: A View from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
The BRAIN Initiative is marking a milestone—10 years of advancing neuroscience and neurotechnology research by funding innovative projects. As part of a rotating series of blog posts, the Directors of the BRAIN Initiative-partnering Institutes and Centers share their voice and perspectives on the impact BRAIN has made on their respective missions—and vice versa.
By George F. Koob, PhD, Director, NIAAA
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From the BRAIN Director: Funding neuroscience in an uncertain budget climate
A message to the community from Dr. John Ngai, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) BRAIN Initiative.
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- Neuroscience Research and Technology
NIMH issues notice of support to apply BRAIN Initiative technologies to understand mental health illnesses
This Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) encourages the application of BRAIN Initiative tools and technologies toward a better understanding of neural circuits that underlie cognitive, social and affective processes in order to inform about circuit-based targets for prevention and treatment of mental illnesses. Applications are due through May 10, 2027.
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FlyWire is accepting submissions in its first data challenge
FlyWire, a BRAIN-funded project, is hosting a challenge to optimize the grouping of visual neurons within clusters, known as columns, in the right optic lobe of the Drosophila brain.
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BRAIN at 10: A View from the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke
The BRAIN Initiative is marking a milestone—10 years of advancing neuroscience and neurotechnology research by funding innovative projects. As part of a rotating series of blog posts, the Directors of the BRAIN Initiative-partnering Institutes and Centers share their voice and perspectives on the impact BRAIN has made on their respective missions—and vice versa.
By Walter Koroshetz, MD, Director, NINDS
- Neuroscience Research and Technology