This Portal provides access to experimental data sets used in the reconstruction, and the resulting models.
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Brain Observatories
The authors of the original proposal for the Brain Activity Map (BAM) Project, which inspired the White House’s BRAIN Initiative, are proposing the creation of a national network of neurotechnology centers.
These “brain observatories” would enhance and accelerate the BRAIN Initiative by leveraging the success and creativity of individual laboratories to develop novel neurotechnologies.
Co-authors of the Brain Observatories proposal.
Brain Observatories press release
A national network of neurotechnology centers for the BRAIN Initiative
EurekAlert Oct. 15, 2015 Columbia University
The authors of the original proposal for the Brain Activity Map (BAM) Project, which inspired the White House’s BRAIN Initiative, issued today a position statement in Neuron proposing the creation of a national network of neurotechnology centers. These “brain observatories” would enhance and accelerate the BRAIN Initiative by leveraging the success and creativity of individual laboratories to develop novel neurotechnologies.
Now in its second year, the BRAIN Initiative is a large-scale, decade-long scientific project with a budget of $300 Million for FY16, that involves more than 100 laboratories throughout the country and has also inspired similar large-scale brain research projects worldwide. On April 2, 2013, President Obama launched the BRAIN Initiative to “accelerate the development and ...
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Funding Announcements to Facilitate Private-Public Partnerships
The NIH BRAIN Initiative has released three funding opportunity announcements for partnerships between clinical investigators and manufacturers of the latest-generation implantable stimulating and/or recording devices for clinical neuroscience research in humans.
A central focus of the BRAIN Initiative is development of technologies for recording and modulating neural circuits. Such technologies may be incorporated into devices to be implanted in the brain or spinal cord that can, for example, treat Parkinson’s disease or restore movement in the case of spinal cord injury.
Web Information
NIH web page: brainupdate.nih.gov/nih-brain-initiative-releases-funding-announcements-to-facilitate-private-public-partnership
BRAIN 2015 post on 2015 workshop: brain2015.onair.cc/early-access-to-neuromodulation-and-recording
BRAIN Update
September 21, 2015 BRAIN Initiative press releaseThe NIH BRAIN Initiative has released three funding opportunity announcements for partnerships between clinical investigators and manufacturers of the latest-generation implantable stimulating and/or recording devices for clinical neuroscience research in humans.
A central focus of the BRAIN Initiative is development of technologies for recording and modulating neural circuits. Such technologies may be incorporated into devices to be implanted in the brain or spinal cord that can, for example, treat Parkinson’s disease or restore movement in the case of spinal cord injury.
NIH has released three funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) for Fiscal Year 2016 to fund research partnerships between clinical ...
Kavli and University Partners Commit $100 Million to Brain Research
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Thursday, October 1, 2015 – The Kavli Foundation and its university partners announced today the commitment of more than $100 million in new funds to enable research aimed at deepening our understanding of the brain and brain-related disorders, such as traumatic brain injuries (TBI), Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.
The majority of the funds will establish three new Kavli neuroscience institutes at the Johns Hopkins University (JHU), The Rockefeller University and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
From Kavli Foundation News
Oct. 1, 2015 OnAir Post: Kavli and University Partners Commit $100 Million to Brain Research
Human Brain Project management contrasted w/ BRAIN Initiative
Competition is happening via the nimh's traditional peer-review process, which prevents the conflicts of interest that plagued decision making at the HBP.
Stefan Theil, Scientific American
Thousand Neurons Subscription
A new technology-as-a-service initiative called “Thousand Neurons” allows neuroscientists to economically acquire the nVista microscopy system, a cutting edge technology for large-scale brain activity imaging in freely behaving animals, through a $1,000 per month subscription plan.
“There is an urgent need to level the playing field by democratizing access to new neurotechnologies to a wider spectrum of researchers. The magnitude of the mapping goals set forth by the BRAIN Initiative demands a dramatic shift within the neuroscience community,” says Kunal Ghosh, Ph.D., CEO of Inscopix.
Press Release
CHICAGO, Oct. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — State-of-the art neurotechnologies for brain research, especially instrumentation, are often expensive, and are limited to a few elite and established laboratories.
The “Thousand Neurons” program is available first to participants in the Neuroscience Early Access Program (NEAP), which has enrolled more than 100 labs worldwide, ranging from Nobel Laureates to early career investigators. In 2015 alone, NEAP investigators published six research articles in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell, and Neuron.
NEAP investigators have also contributed to development of new technologies, including Inscopix’s latest product, the ProViewTMImplant Kit, which is a surgical device to boost experimental efficiency.
“Thousand Neurons” is the latest effort by Inscopix to democratize access to its technologies. Last year, Inscopix ...
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NFL & GE Announce Six Head Health Winners
Banyan Biomarkers; BrainScope Company; Medical College of Wisconsin; Quanterix, Lexington, Mass.; UC Santa Barbara (UCSB); and University of Montana.
Each winner will receive a $500,000 award to advance their work to speed diagnosis and improve treatment for mild traumatic brain injury. This award is in addition to $300,000 previously awarded to the 16 first round winners of the Head Health Challenge I.
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