The BRAIN Blog

A message to the community from Dr. John Ngai, Director of the NIH BRAIN Initiative.

Dear BRAIN Investigators,

NIH seeks input on enhancing scientific and workforce diversity through the BRAIN Initiative. Public comments will be accepted through this Request for Information (RFI) through August 31, 2020.

Please join us for two upcoming virtual meetings: The Multi-Council Working Group meeting on May 22, 2020, and the sixth annual BRAIN Initiative^® Investigators meeting on June 1-2, 2020.

We hope that everyone remains safe and healthy during the evolving coronavirus public health crisis. As you may know, many of our upcoming meetings will now be held virtually.

Multi-Council Working Group meeting – Friday, May 22, 2020

NIH is devoting significant resources to COVID-19, including funding opportunities through Notices of Special Interest (NOSI) in which BRAIN grantees may be interested

The ethics of highly portable, cloud-based neuroimaging … Newly observed cycling neural activity pattern in the hippocampus encodes consideration of future scenarios … Kilohertz two-photon imaging of voltage dynamics in mice … Neural interface for long-lasting, high-definition recording across species … New BRAIN tool helps researchers watch neural activity in 3D …

Ethical challenges of field research using portable, cloud-based neuroimaging

The next application deadline for the BRAIN Initiative: Exploratory Team-Research BRAIN Circuit Programs – eTeamBCP (U01 Clinical Trials Optional) is July 14, 2020.

Dear BRAIN Community,

New simulation framework for transcranial focused ultrasound… Novel voltage imaging in awake, behaving mice… Cortical dynamics impact perceptual decision making… Internal states shape behavioral decisions…

Rapid Simulation Framework Predicts Focal Spot Characteristics For Transcranial Focused Ultrasound

Dear BRAIN Community,

All NIH grant applications submitted late for due dates between March 9, 2020, and May 1, 2020, will be accepted through May 1, 2020.

NIH understands that the emergency declaration related to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has affected and will continue to affect many NIH applicants’ ability to submit applications in a timely manner.