Center for Visual and Cognitive Neuroscience

视觉和认知神经科学中心

• 批准号: 8136819
• 负责人: MARK E. McCourt
• 金额: $ 23.86万
• 依托单位: NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-09-24 至 2012-09-23
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8136819
• 关键词: Center; Visual; Cognitive; Neuroscience

We propose renewal of our COBRE at NDSU. Our research focus is Visual and Cognitive Neuroscience. We propose five thematically interrelated primary projects (plus four sustaining or pilot projects) directed by promising junior and senior investigators, which examine the neural mechanisms and functional significance of visual perception, visual attention, visual cognition and action. Our Specific Aims are: SPECIFIC AIM #1: To develop successful, independent, self-sustaining research projects for the COBRE Project Directors to enable future success in obtaining R01 funding. This aim will be accomplished by obtaining COBRE support for thematically articulated research projects, and by establishing an Administrative Core consisting of the PI/PD, a two-member Internal Advisory Committee, a three-member External Advisory Committee, as well as a group often Project Mentors. SPECIFIC AIM #2: To enhance research infrastructure at NDSU through maintenance of multiuser Core laboratory facilities. The projects of the COBRE utilize state-of-the-art EEC neuroimaging to measure relationships between the structure and function of the nervous system and the behavior it governs. We will continue to enhance research infrastructure by supporting the Core laboratory for High-Density EEG, staffed by a full-time EEG laboratory technician and two full-time computer programmers. Core laboratory users will be assisted by an expert External Consultant. SPECIFIC AIM #3: To expand NDSU's research capability in visual and cognitive neuroscience by recruiting an additional faculty member with research expertise in translational neuroscience. We propose to recruit a junior neuroscientist during the first year of the COBRE project. This new recruit will augment our critical mass of research talent that will sustain the Center beyond the initial years of COBRE support. SPECIFIC AIM #4: To establish a nationally recognized Center for Visual and Cognitive Neuroscience at NDSU. The realization of Specific Aims 1-3 will create a center of research excellence at NDSU which is guaranteed to attract additional quality faculty, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students committed to cutting-edge research in visual and cognitive neuroscience. The NDSU Center for Visual and Cognitive Neuroscience will be competitive for Institutional Training Grants (T32), Research Project Grants (R01), and Infrastructure Development Grants (R24) which will sustain the Center beyond the initial years of support.

我们建议在NDSU更新我们的COBRE。我们的研究重点是视觉和认知神经科学。我们提出了五个主题相互关联的主要项目（加上四个持续或试点项目），由有前途的初级和高级研究人员指导，研究视觉感知，视觉注意，视觉认知和行动的神经机制和功能意义。我们的具体目标是： 具体目标1：为COBRE项目主任开发成功的，独立的，自我维持的研究项目，以确保未来成功获得R 01资金。这一目标将通过获得COBRE对主题明确的研究项目的支持来实现，并通过建立一个由PI/PD组成的行政核心，一个两人内部咨询委员会，一个三人外部咨询委员会，以及一个经常是项目导师的小组。具体目标#2：通过维护多用户核心实验室设施，加强NDSU的研究基础设施。COBRE的项目利用最先进的EEC神经成像来测量神经系统的结构和功能与其所支配的行为之间的关系。我们将继续加强研究基础设施，支持高密度脑电图核心实验室，配备一名全职脑电图实验室技术员和两名全职计算机程序员。核心实验室用户将由外部专家顾问协助。 具体目标3：通过招聘一名具有转化神经科学研究专长的教师，扩大NDSU在视觉和认知神经科学方面的研究能力。我们建议在COBRE项目的第一年招募一名初级神经科学家。这名新成员将增加我们的研究人才的临界质量，这将使该中心在COBRE支持的最初几年之后得以维持。 具体目标#4：在NDSU建立一个国家认可的视觉和认知神经科学中心。具体目标1-3的实现将在NDSU创建一个卓越的研究中心，保证吸引更多的优质教师，博士后研究员和研究生致力于视觉和认知神经科学的前沿研究。NDSU视觉和认知神经科学中心将在机构培训赠款（T32），研究项目赠款（R 01）和基础设施发展赠款（R24）方面具有竞争力，这些赠款将使中心在最初几年的支持之后得以维持。