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11/08/2021

BRAIN Initiative Alliance Toolmakers Newsletter – November 2021

By: BRAIN Initiative Alliance

Newsletters will spotlight different BRAIN Initiative investigators with tools, technologies, and/or theories ready for distribution to the research community to advance the field of neurotechnology.

Check out the fourth issue here!

Recent BRAIN
Initiative Articles
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12/03/2021

NIH BRAIN issues notices for planned funding opportunities to map connectivity across scal

By: National Institutes of Health

These NIH notices support the BRAIN Initiative Connectivity Across Scales Network (BRAIN CONNECTS).
News
11/30/2021

Hippocampal Replay: Reflection on the Past or Planning for the Future?

By: Simons Foundation

Weighing in on a long-standing debate, researchers show that these unique neural activity patterns relate more reliably to where you’ve been than to where you’re going.
News
11/30/2021

BRAIN issues notice of supplements to embed ethicists into BRAIN Initiative research

By: NIH

This Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) announces the availability of administrative supplements to integrate neuroethics perspectives and approaches into current BRAIN-funded projects.

News
11/22/2021

Next generation of deep brain stimulation aims to tackle depression

By: Science Magazine

Case studies spotlight personalized approaches to tweaking brain circuits
News
11/22/2021

From the BRAIN Director: Reflecting on Another Year of Exciting BRAIN Research

By: NIH

The National Institutes of Health’s Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative continues to grow as reflected by more than 200 new research projects funded.
News
11/17/2021

Solving a Mystery 60 Years Old: How Insect Vision Detects Motion

By: Columbia University

A Q&A with neuroscientists Rudy Behnia, Jessica Kohn and Jacob Portes
In the Press News
11/15/2021

Multidisciplinary team from UCI publishes new guidance for neuroscience statistical analys

By: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - IRVINE

New guide will lead to more rigorous analysis, reproducibility and richer conclusions.
News
11/02/2021

BRAIN Workshop Convenes the Next Generation of Leaders on Making Career Transitions

By: National Institutes of Health

The workshop on October 26 convened BRAIN-supported trainees at various career stages, and presented perspectives from junior faculty, senior faculty, and NIH program officials.
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10/28/2021

Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain Pledges New Funds to Explore How Brain Regions In

By: Simons Foundation

The grants bring to the collaboration new investigators studying how populations of neurons in different parts of the brain communicate.
News
10/27/2021

Six BRAIN Initiative Scientists Receive NIH High-Risk High-Reward Awards

By: National Institutes of Health

The BRAIN-funded scientists Drs. Polina Anikeeva, Rui Costa, Josh Huang, Mikhail Shapiro, Chethan Pandarinath and Todd Roberts were among the recipients of these prestigious awards.