Yvonne Bennett1
NIH1
This session will highlight several Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative that are intended to support the development of next generation sensor technologies and bioelectronic devices to further the goals of the Brain Behavior Quantification and Synchronization (BBQS) program. The BBQS funding opportunities broadly support 1) development of tools for simultaneous, multimodal measurement of behavior and synchronization of these data with simultaneously-recorded neural activity; and 2) development of novel conceptual and computational models that capture dynamic behavior-environment relationships. More information about the BRAIN Initiative including existing Notices of Funding Opportunities for the BBQS program can be found at www.brainitiative.nih.gov (search "BBQS") and there is a BBQS Sensors Request for Information at NOT-MH-24-125. The BBQS Program invites researchers in materials science to contribute to upcoming projects (large and small scale, and future sensor hubs) to develop next generation sensor technologies at the micro and nano scales, which must feature wireless, lightweight, compact designs with energy harvesting capabilities. Sensors must be noninvasive or minimally invasive in design. Sensor developer teams in a future Consortium will promote rigorous technology design, fabrication, testing, validation, and dissemination of information regarding sensors and bioelectronics toward improving our understanding of human and organismal behavior.