Neuroscience News

NIH BRAIN INITIATIVE ISSUES REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ABOUT PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR DEVELOPING HUMAN STIMULATING/RECORDING DEVICES

As delineated in the “BRAIN 2025: A Scientific Vision” report, crucial scientific knowledge of brain function comes from patients who voluntarily consent to the collection of research data as they undergo diagnostic or therapeutic brain monitoring with recording or stimulating electrodes. Researchers need to access the latest generation of devices to optimize the scientific value of this unique opportunity.

Collaborations Develop Among First BRAIN Initiative Awardees Following Kickoff Meeting

On November 20^th and 21^st, 2014, in collaboration with the National Science Foundation,

FNIH AWARDS KARL DEISSEROTH 2015 LURIE PRIZE

The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) has awarded the 2015 Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences to Karl Deisseroth of Stanford University. Dr.

PRESIDENT OBAMA’S 2016 BUDGET PROPOSES INCREASED FUNDING FOR THE BRAIN INITIATIVE

The Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative^SM is a bold undertaking aimed at revolutionizing our understanding of the human brain.

NIH Workshop Focuses on Ethical Considerations of Neuroscience Research

In 2013 President Obama asked the Presidential Commission on Bioethics to review the ethical issues associated with the conduct and implications of neuroscience research. Their report, Gray Matters: Integrative Approaches for Neuroscience, Ethics and Society, outlines many of the key areas for thought, dialog and planning.

Brain Research through Advancing Neurotechnologies: Insights from The BRAIN Initiative℠ Multi-Council Working Group

The BRAIN Initiative℠ goal is to develop neurotechnologies that will enable scientists “to map the circuits of the brain, measure the fluctuating patterns of electrical and chemical activity flowing within those circuits, and understand how their interplay creates our unique cognitive and behavioral capabilities.” On March 4, 2015 the

Karl Deisseroth wins prestigious Albany Prize

Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD, will receive the 2015 Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research, in honor of his pioneering role in the development of optogenetics, a technology for using light to control the activity of neurons, as well as for CLARITY, a method for transforming intact organs into transparent polymer gels to allow high-resolution visualization of biological structures.

David Tank Awarded “The Brain Prize”

BRAIN Initiative awardee and Multi-Council Working Group member, Dr. David Tank, alongside three collaborators, recently received the European Brain Research Foundation “Brain Prize” for his contributions toward the development of two-photon microscopy.

NIH Blueprint Requests Feedback on 10-year Trans-NIH Research Plan

The NIH Blueprint seeks feedback from the scientific community about how to best continue to support neuroscience research over the next 10 years.

Cal-BRAIN Issues First Round of Awards

Cal-BRAIN (the California Blueprint for Research to Advance Innovations in Neuroscience) has announced grantees for its inaugural round of funding.

Cal-BRAIN (the California Blueprint for Research to Advance Innovations in Neuroscience) has selected 16 projects to receive inaugural seed grant awards of $120,000 each.

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