The National Institutes of Health is issuing Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) human research opportunities. Pre-applications and application details and deadlines are available below.
BRAIN Public-Private Partnership Program: Industry Partnerships to Facilitate Early Access to Neuromodulation and Recording Devices for Human Clinical Studies
Pre-applications due: November 18, 2015
Full applications due: April 26, 2016
- Partnerships between clinical investigators and manufacturers of the latest-generation implantable devices for human clinical research
- Template Collaborative Research Agreements to streamline agreements between academic institutions and manufacturers
- Pre-applications (PAR-15-345) for partnering with commercial manufacturers are optional.
- Full Proposals for Phased Translational-to-Clinical (RFA-NS-16-009) or Direct-to-Clinical (RFA-NS-16-010) Research
Research Opportunities using Invasive Recording/Stimulation in Humans (RFA-NS-16-008)
Applications due: December 15, 2015
- Human research studies aimed at understanding brain function and disorders
- Take advantage of surgical settings using implantable stimulation and recording devices
Foundations of Non-Invasive Functional Human Brain Imaging and Recording - Bridging Scales and Modalities (RFA-MH-16-750)
Applications due: January 6, 2016
- Studies to understand the biological basis and information content of contemporary non-invasive functional brain imaging techniques such as fMRI
- Bridge the gap between human neuroimaging signals and the underlying neural circuit events
Non-Invasive Modulation in the Human Brain: in planning -- stay tuned!
More information:
Public-Private Partnership Program
Funding Announcements
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