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

美国国家科学基金会为美国国家科学院的行为、认知和感觉科学委员会（BBCSS）提供部分资助。该委员会由众多杰出的专家学者组成，通过会议和研讨会促进有关政策议题的信息和思想交流，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BBCSS的支持下，有几个新项目可能在这一资助期内开始，包括召集专家委员会与相关联邦机构一起解决国家安全问题，制定一份报告，概述有效的机构审查委员会的原则和实践，以确保对人类研究参与者的保护，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：人口与老龄化、气候、人力资本、种族偏见的认知基础，以及语言和技能习得方面的双语和多元文化。赞助BBCSS还将支持保留经验丰富的员工，这些员工可以对出现的要求和机会作出反应，以提高BBCSS履行其使命和责任的能力。

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.