Neural Interfaces Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：我们正在请求神经接口会议（NIC）的多年支持，将跨越2008-1011年。 这个新的会议将建立在神经接口研讨会，由美国国立卫生研究院从2004年至2006年支持的年度会议，报告神经假体和脑深部电刺激（DBS）领域的发展。 在认识到神经接口领域的增长，加上领导和愿景的出现在NIH之外，NIC代表了会议从NIH驱动的研讨会演变为主要由校外社区领导的会议。 NIC将汇集参与神经接口研究和开发的科学家，工程师和临床医生，分享新的发现，讨论交叉问题，并确定新兴的科学机会。 NIC的具体目标是：1）提供一个论坛，介绍和讨论神经接口研究的最新发现。 2)为从事其他生物医学领域的知名科学家的研究结果提供一个论坛，以确定神经接口研究的新概念和潜在合作。 3)促进少数民族合格学生和研究人员在神经接口研究中的发展和持续参与。 4)分别通过万维网和同行评审文献传播会议摘要和会议记录。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We are requesting multi-year support for the Neural Interfaces Conferences (NIC) which will span 2008-1011. This new conference will build from the Neural Interfaces Workshop, an annual meeting supported by the NIH from 2004-2006 to report developments in neural prosthesis and deep brain stimulation (DBS) fields. In recognition of the growth of the neural interfaces field coupled with the emergence of leadership and vision outside of the NIH, the NIC represents an evolution of the meeting from an NIH-driven workshop to a conference led mainly by the extramural community. The NIC will bring together scientists, engineers, and clinicians who are involved in the research and development of neural interfaces to share novel findings, discuss cross-cutting issues, and identify emergent scientific opportunities. The Specific Aims of the NIC are: 1) To provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of the most recent findings in neural interfaces research. 2) To provide a forum for the findings of established scientists engaged in other biomedical areas to enable identification of new concepts for, and potential collaboration in, neural interfaces research. 3) To foster the development and continued involvement of qualified students and researchers from minority groups in neural interfaces research. 4) To disseminate conference abstracts and proceedings through world-wide-web access and the peer-reviewed literature, respectively.