Neuroscience News
February Meetings of the NIH BRAIN Initiative Multi-Council Working Group and Neuroethics Division
Recent meetings of the Multi-Council Working Group (MCWG) for the NIH BRAIN Initiative and the MCWG Neuroethics Division provided updates on BRAIN’s scientific progress, considerations of the neuroethical issues surrounding the science, and discussions on how to continue working toward the goals of the BRAIN 2025 report…
The 4th Annual BRAIN Initiative Investigators Meeting: April 9-11, 2018
The meeting will convene BRAIN Initiative awardees, staff, and leadership from contributing federal agencies, plus representatives and investigators from participating non-federal organizations, and members of the media, public, and Congress. This open meeting provides a forum for discussing exciting scientific developments and potential new directions, and to identify areas for collaboration and research coordination.
Congress’s Recently-Passed Budget Bill: Impact on the BRAIN Initiative
Congress recently passed a budget bill that promises increased funding above fiscal year 2017 to NIH, including significant increases for the BRAIN Initiative. The legislation delivers further to support NIH’s mission of conducting biomedical research that will save lives, lead to new drug and device development, reduce health care costs, and improve the lives of all Americans.
BRAIN Publication Roundup – June 2018
First demonstration of adaptive DBS for Parkinson’s disease using motor cortex sensing… Coordinated articulator movements discretely encoded in sensorimotor cortex… Ethical considerations for guidelines on continued access to investigational brain implants…
Adaptive DBS for Parkinson’s disease detects and responds to adverse treatment effects
BRAIN Initiative Is Soliciting Input
NIH BRAIN Initiative seeks input through a Request for Information (RFI) from key stakeholders on how to best accomplish the ambitious scientific vision of the BRAIN 2025 report.
Upcoming Meetings for the NIH BRAIN Initiative Multi-Council Working Group and Neuroethics Working Group; Upcoming Workshop for the ACD BRAIN Initiative Working Group
Videocasts will be available for the open sessions of three upcoming BRAIN Initiative events on August 13, August 14, and August 24, 2018.
Registration Open: Upcoming Workshops for the ACD BRAIN Initiative Working Group
Videocasts will be available for the open sessions of two upcoming BRAIN Initiative workshops on August 24 and September 21, 2018.
Upcoming BRAIN Events at the Society for Neuroscience Conference
Please join us for exciting BRAIN-relevant events at the annual Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego, CA (November 3rd-7th).
Reminder: BRAIN Initiative Is Soliciting Input
The NIH BRAIN Initiative continues to seek input through a Request for Information (RFI) from key stakeholders on how to best accomplish the ambitious scientific vision of the Initiative.