Leadership Support for the Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences (BBCSS)

国家科学基金会正在为国家科学院行为、认知和感觉科学委员会(BBCS)的赞助提供部分资金。该委员会由一系列令人印象深刻的专门知识组成，成员包括杰出的学者，通过会议和讲习班促进就重大政策问题交流信息和想法，并探索可能导致新的重要研究的途径(例如通过规划会议)。在BBCS的赞助下，可能在这一授权期内开始的几个新项目包括召开专家委员会，与相关联邦机构共同解决国家安全问题，编写一份报告，概述有效的机构审查委员会确保对人类研究参与者的保护的原则和做法，以及探索神经科学及其技术对包括教育在内的各个领域的影响。未来几年的探索议程还包括：人口和老龄化、气候、人力资本、种族偏见的认知基础，以及在语言和技能获得方面的双语和多元文化。对BBCS的赞助还将支持留住有经验的工作人员，他们能够对出现的要求和机会作出反应，以增强BBCS履行其使命和履行其职责的能力。

The National Science Foundation is providing partial funding for sponsorship of the Board on Behavioral, Cognitive and Sensory Sciences (BBCSS) at the National Academies of Science. This board, comprised of an impressive range of expertise with outstanding scholars as its members, facilitates the exchange of information and ideas on topical policy issues through meetings and workshops, and explores avenues (e.g. through planning meetings) that may lead to new and important studies. Several new projects under the auspices of BBCSS that are likely to begin during this granting period include the convening of expert committees to address issues of national security with relevant federal agencies, the development of a report outlining the principles and practices of effective Institutional Review Boards for ensuring the protection of human research participants, and exploring the impact of neuroscience and its technologies on various fields, including education. Also on the agenda for exploration in the next few years are topics such as: demography and aging, climate, human capital, the cognitive basis of racial bias, and bilingualism and multi-culturalism in terms of language and skill acquisition. Sponsorship of BBCSS will also support the retention of experienced staff who can be responsive to requests and opportunities as they arise to enhance the ability of the BBCSS to meet its mission and fulfill its responsibilities.