Integrative Training in Neural Interfacing

神经接口综合培训

• 批准号: 10641330
• 负责人: BIN HE
• 金额: $ 5.28万
• 依托单位: CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-09-01 至 2026-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10641330
• 关键词: Training; relating to nervous system

Project Summary We propose to establish an integrative graduate training program in Neural Interfacing to enhance significantly the depth and breadth of interdisciplinary education and training of the next generation of scientific and technical leaders in this important, emerging field. The proposed program is motivated by the notion that future breakthroughs in neural interfacing research will be made by engineers who innovate neural interfacing technologies with a deep understanding of the fundamental issues and principles of brain science, and who have had hands-on experience in the application of neural interfacing technology in a real-world biological setting, aiming at ultimate clinical applications. The proposed program will train doctoral students with quantitative engineering backgrounds to: 1) Develop the technological and theoretical foundations to understand brain function and dysfunction through neural interfacing, i.e., through sensing, modeling, decoding, and modulating brain dynamics at circuit, network, and whole brain levels, 2) Advance our understanding of brain function in the domains of learning, motor control, perception and cognition, and determine and quantify the adaptive changes of the brain that occur in a novel environment, when interacting with a machine, or when in an altered, diseased state, and 3) Innovate brain sensing, modeling, decoding, and modulation technologies, based both on quantifiable behavioral or perceptual outcomes and on the adaptive changes occurring in the brain during a neural intervention. Our predoctoral fellows will be trained through an array of mechanisms including a newly proposed Neuroengineering Minor, a Practicum of Neural Interfacing course consisting of 8~12 mini-lab-rotations, in-depth research rotations, thesis co-advisors, weekly training activities including seminars and colloquia, and training in career skills development and responsible conduct of research. An advisory system will help guide students through the program. Our program will lower the barriers to interdisciplinary, convergent research by training students with quantitative backgrounds to possess integrative expertise in multiple fields so that, going forward, these students can serve as catalysts for the cross-fertilization of engineering with neuroscience in the next generation. Our trainees will be well prepared for academic and industrial challenges, be competitive candidates for academic, industry and government careers, and be at the forefront of translating scientific findings and engineering and computational technology development into industrial and clinical settings. It is anticipated that trainees of the proposed training program will become future leaders through neurotechnology innovations that enhance, measure and modulate, and ultimately heal our brain through neural interfaces.

项目摘要 我们建议在神经接口建立综合研究生培训计划，以增强 明显地，跨学科教育的深度和广度和下一代科学的培训 以及这个重要的新兴领域的技术领导者。提议的计划是由以下观点的动机 神经接口研究的未来突破将由创新神经接口的工程师进行 对脑科学的基本问题和原理有深刻理解的技术，谁有 在现实世界中的神经接口技术的应用方面有实践经验， 针对最终的临床应用。拟议的课程将以定量培训博士生 工程背景：1）开发技术和理论基础以了解大脑 通过神经接口的功能和功能障碍，即通过传感，建模，解码和调节 电路，网络和整个大脑的大脑动力学，2）提高我们对大脑功能的理解 学习，运动控制，感知和认知领域，并确定和量化适应性变化 在新型环境中，与机器互动或在发生变化的患病时发生的大脑 状态和3）基于基于 可量化的行为或感知结果以及在大脑中发生的自适应变化 神经干预。我们的礼节前研究员将通过一系列机制进行培训 拟议的神经工程工程小调，由8〜12个微型磁性旋转组成的神经接口课程的实践 深入的研究轮换，论文共同顾问，包括研讨会和科学的每周培训活动以及 培训职业技能发展和负责任的研究。咨询系统将有助于指导 通过该计划的学生。我们的计划将降低跨学科，融合研究的障碍 培训具有定量背景的学生，以在多个领域拥有综合专业知识，以便 这些学生可以作为催化剂，以促进工程技术与神经科学的交叉利用 下一代。我们的学员将为学术和工业挑战做好充分的准备，具有竞争力 学术，工业和政府职业的候选人，并处于翻译科学的最前沿 发现，工程以及计算技术开发到工业和临床环境。这是 预计拟议培训计划的学员将通过神经技术成为未来的领导者 增强，测量和调节并最终通过神经界面治愈我们的大脑的创新。