Human Research Opportunities Involving the Brain

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 

• Human research studies aimed at understanding brain function and disorders
• Take advantage of surgical settings using implantable stimulation and recording devices

• 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 

More Information

• Public-Private Partnership Program
• Funding Announcements