IBI Stakeholders at AAAS Annual Meeting
Date:15 February 2019
Location:
Washington, D.C.,
United States
Meeting type: Part of AAAS Annual Meeting Program
Organised by: The Kavli Foundation
International Brain Initiative stakeholders will present at the AAAS Annual Meeting in the session Global Neuroscience: Accelerating Brain Science Discovery.
Abstract:
Understanding how the brain works is one of today’s grand scientific challenges and has spurred a global explosion of growth in neuroscience. Countries around the world are investing in basic research and neurotechologies through large-scale projects in North America, Europe, Asia, and elsewhere. Many neuroscience researchers and research funders believe that a global effort is needed to allow for critical breakthroughs to maximize the impact of new discoveries, and to increase the return on investment in neuroscience research that will ultimately benefit society as a whole. In 2017, representatives from the world’s major brain projects made a formal declaration to establish an International Brain Initiative to foster coordination and collaboration across these projects. This session highlights the outcomes of these large-scale investments and the impact of global collaborations. Speakers will present cutting-edge discoveries made possible by international collaborations, and explore the progress and challenges faced by both individual scientists and country specific initiatives, as they work across geographic and cultural divides.
Organizer:
Stephanie Albin (The Kavli Foundation, Los Angeles, CA)
Moderator:
Joshua Gordon (National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, MD)
Speakers:
Michael Häusser (Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, London, United Kingdom)
A New Model for International Collaboration in Neuroscience
International Brain Initiative stakeholders will present at the AAAS Annual Meeting in the session Global Neuroscience: Accelerating Brain Science Discovery.
Abstract:
Understanding how the brain works is one of today’s grand scientific challenges and has spurred a global explosion of growth in neuroscience. Countries around the world are investing in basic research and neurotechologies through large-scale projects in North America, Europe, Asia, and elsewhere. Many neuroscience researchers and research funders believe that a global effort is needed to allow for critical breakthroughs to maximize the impact of new discoveries, and to increase the return on investment in neuroscience research that will ultimately benefit society as a whole. In 2017, representatives from the world’s major brain projects made a formal declaration to establish an International Brain Initiative to foster coordination and collaboration across these projects. This session highlights the outcomes of these large-scale investments and the impact of global collaborations. Speakers will present cutting-edge discoveries made possible by international collaborations, and explore the progress and challenges faced by both individual scientists and country specific initiatives, as they work across geographic and cultural divides.
Organizer:
Stephanie Albin (The Kavli Foundation, Los Angeles, CA)
Moderator:
Joshua Gordon (National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, MD)
Speakers:
Michael Häusser (Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, London, United Kingdom)
A New Model for International Collaboration in Neuroscience