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Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® Initiative

​This two-day virtual workshop will explore the challenges, opportunities, and potential impact associated with multi-disciplinary, coordinated efforts to understand the relationship between fundamental brain function and human behavior through neural stimulation and recording.

May 23, 2024 (EDT)

11:00 – 11:30 AM Welcome & Introduction
Dr. Andrea Beckel-Mitchener (Dep. Director, NIH BRAIN Initiative)
BRAIN Staff
  
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Types of Perturbations
Chair: Dr. Michael D. Fox (Harvard University)
Co-Chair: Dr. Edmund Talley (NINDS/BRAIN)
​What types of perturbations are most valuable for providing explanations of human cognition and behavior at different levels (e.g., network, circuit, and cellular explanations)?		 Panelists:
Shan Siddiqi (Harvard University)
Josef Parvizi (Stanford University)
Nanthia Suthana (UC Los Angeles)
Joohi Jimenez-Shahed (Mount Sinai)
Laura Cabrera (Penn State University)
David Van Essen (Washington University in St. Louis)
1:00 – 2:00 PM Break  
2:00 – 3:30 PM Behavioral Assessments
Chair: Dr. Sabine Kastner (Princeton University)
Co-Chair: Dr. Andrew Rossi (NIMH/BRAIN)
What are the key considerations for the use and implementation of behavioral assessments in the context of perturbation-recording experiments?		 Panelists:
Nicole Bentley (University of Alabama)
Bob Knight (UC Berkeley)
Jack Lin (UC Davis)
Avniel Ghuman (University of Pittsburgh)
Earl Miller (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Emily Finn (Dartmouth College)
3:30 – 3:45 PM Break  
3:45 – 5:15 PM Levels of Explanation
​Chair: Dr. Dani Bassett (University of Pennsylvania)
Co-Chair: Dr. Mauricio Rangel-Gomez (NIMH/BRAIN)
What levels of explanation can be realistically gained from a coordinated effort using perturbations and recordings in humans?		 Panelists:
Andreas Horn (Brigham and Women’s Hospital)
Dora Hermes (Mayo Clinic)
Xiaosi Gu (Mount Sinai)
Conor Liston (Cornell University)
David Badre (Brown University)
Lucina Uddin (UC Los Angeles)
5:15 – 5:30 PM Day 1 Closing Remarks
NIH BRAIN Staff		  

May 24, 2024 (EDT)

10:00 – 10:15 AM

Welcome
NIH BRAIN Staff

 

 

 

  
10:15 – 11:45 AM Theory & Modeling
Chair: Dr. Christopher Butson (University of Florida)
Co-Chair: Dr. Clayton Bingham (NINDS/BRAIN)
How can theory/modeling be best integrated with perturbations to understand how brain structure, function and dynamics subserve behavior?

Panelists:
Petra Ritter (Berlin Institute of Health)
Amy Kuceyeski (Cornell University)
Mac Shine (University of Sydney)
Angel Peterchev (Duke University)
Viktor Jirsa (Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes)
Ignacio Saez (Mount Sinai)
Maryam Shanechi (University of Southern California)
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM Interim Recap
NIH BRAIN Staff
  
12:00 – 1:00 PM Break  
1:00 – 3:30 PM Practical questions related to invasive and non-invasive approaches
Invasive
Chair:  Dr. Sameer Sheth (Baylor College of Medicine)
Co-Chair:  Dr. Michael D. Fox (Harvard University)
Co-Chair: Dr. Megan Frankowski (NINDS/BRAIN)
Non-invasive
​Chair:  Dr. Joel Voss (University of Chicago)
Co-Chair: Dr. Erin Quinlan (NCCIH/BRAIN)

Panelists:
Damien Fair (University of Minnesota)
Corey Keller (Stanford University)
Gabriel Lázaro-Muñoz (Harvard University)
Wes Thompson (Laureate Institute for Brain Research)
Earl Miller (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Helen Mayberg (Mount Sinai)
Kara Johnson (University of Florida)
Nicole Provenza (Baylor College of Medicine)
Alik Widge (University of Minnesota)
Ishita Basu (Cincinnati College of Medicine)
Bruce Luber (NIMH)
Peter Janssen (Leuven Brain Institute)
Elisa Kallioniemi (New Jersey Institute of Technology)
Alexander Opitz (University of Minnesota)
3:30 – 3:45 PM Closing Remarks
Dr. John Ngai (Director, NIH BRAIN Initiative)
  

BRAIN Initiative Planning Committee Members

NIH Planning Team Members

Dr. Clayton Bingham (NINDS)
Dr. Andrew Breeden (NIMH)
Dr. Alice Luo Clayton (NINDS)
Dr. Megan Frankowski (NINDS)
Dr. Jim Gnadt (NINDS)
Dr. Jessica Mollick (NIDA)
Dr. Joseph Monaco (NINDS)
Dr. Vani Pariyadath (NIDA)
Dr. Erin Quinlan (NCCIH)
Dr. Mauricio Rangel Gomez (NIMH)
Dr. Andrew Rossi (NIMH)
Dr. Merav Sabri (NIDCD)
Dr. Ned Talley (NINDS)
Dr. Cheri Wiggs (NEI)

External Planning Team Members

Dr. Dani Bassett (University of Pennsylvania)
Dr. Christopher Butson (University of Florida)
Dr. Michael Fox (Harvard Medical School)
Dr. Sabine Kastner (Princeton University)
Dr. Sameer Sheth (Baylor College of Medicine)
Dr. Joel Voss (University of Chicago)