2012 Neural Interfaces Conference, June 18 - 21, 2012, Salt Lake City, Utah

两年一度的神经接口会议是世界上从事脑机接口和神经工程转化研究的领先工程师，神经科学家和临床医生的最突出的多学科聚会。2012年会议的科学计划涉及神经接口中的十个直接相关主题。与每个主题有关的介绍、讨论和正式辩论将侧重于尚待解决的最突出问题，从而促使所有与会者提出和探讨变革性概念。会议主席，指导委员会和计划委员会都非常有资格指导科学计划的发展，因为每个主题都有多位专家代表。神经接口会议有着悠久的历史（2012年的会议是第40届），这证明了会议的出色组织和持续的重要性。由于认识到本次会议在推进神经技术方面发挥的核心作用，许多私营公司以及州和联邦来源都承诺支持2012年神经接口会议，确保为这次旗舰会议提供足够的资源。更广泛的影响神经接口会议为工程师，科学家和临床科学家之间的动态交流提供了充足的时间，并积极促进新的，神经接口研究和教育的多学科伙伴关系。该会议是招聘和留住快速增长的神经接口领域的学员的理想场所;因为多元化的劳动力对于推进和维持神经技术至关重要，旅行奖学金将支持从全国各地的研究生和本科院校招募和选择的妇女和代表性不足的少数民族的参与。会议记录将通过《神经工程杂志》的专刊、会议网站和科学作家为公众撰写的特别报告广泛传播。会议将为新的神经接口技术的发展提供种子，这将降低医疗保健成本，为神经系统疾病患者提供实质性的好处，并产生新的产业，加强我们的经济。

Abstract1205722, NormannIntellectual MeritThe biennial Neural Interfaces Conference is the most prominent multidisciplinary gathering of the leading engineers, neuroscientists, and clinicians engaged in brain-computer interfaces and neural engineering translational research in the world. The scientific program for the 2012 conference addresses ten immediately relevant themes in neural interfaces. The presentations, discussions and formal debates related to each theme will focus on the most salient problems remaining to be solved, thereby challenging all conference participants to propose and explore transformative concepts. The conference chairs, steering committee and program committee are preeminently qualified to guide the development of the scientific program, as multiple experts in each theme are represented. The Neural Interfaces Conference has a long history (the 2012 conference is the 40th such conference), which attests to the excellent organization and persisting importance of the meeting. In recognition of the central role this conference plays in advancing neurotechnologies, many private companies, as well as state and federal sources have committed to support the 2012 Neural Interfaces Conference, ensuring sufficient resources for this flagship meeting.Broader ImpactThe Neural Interfaces Conference provides ample time for dynamic exchange among engineers, scientists, and clinician-scientists, and actively promotes new, multidisciplinary partnerships for neural interfaces research and education. The conference is an ideal venue for the recruitment and retention of trainees in the rapidly growing field of neural interfaces; because a diverse workforce is essential to advancing and sustaining neurotechnologies, travel scholarships will support the participation of women and underrepresented minorities recruited and selected from graduate and undergraduate institutions from around the country. The conference proceedings will be widely disseminated via a dedicated issue of the Journal of Neural Engineering, the conference website, and a special report written by a science writer for the general public. The conference will seed the development of new neural interface technologies, which will reduce health care costs, provide substantial benefits to individuals with neurological disorders, and result in new industries that will strengthen our economy.