A Scientific Planning Workshop for Coordinating Brain Research Around the Globe, Baltimore, Maryland, April 7-8, 2016

人们普遍认为，理解行为是如何从大脑回路的电和化学活动的动态模式中产生的，是科学中的一个基本谜团。此外，更好地了解健康的大脑功能具有广泛的社会影响，因为它为推进神经疾病的治疗和开发大脑启发技术奠定了基础。全球各地的各种大脑研究努力都接受了这一科学上的重大挑战。这次会议汇聚了美国和国际脑研究人员，讨论在全球范围内协调脑研究努力的必要性，阻碍其发展的瓶颈和挑战，以及克服这些瓶颈和挑战的策略。会议的一个特别重点是进一步加强对不同神经科学数据流的合作和分析所需的网络基础设施和数据资源。组织者正在作出巨大努力，邀请妇女和代表性不足群体的成员作为参与者。此外，这次会议需要广泛的跨学科互动，这将大大有助于这次会议的面对面。为了最大限度地发挥研讨会的影响，将在一个备受瞩目的地点发布一份总结讨论情况的白皮书。

Understanding how behavior emerges from the dynamic patterns of electrical and chemical activity of brain circuits is universally recognized as a fundamental mystery in science. Furthermore, better knowledge of healthy brain function has broad societal implications by laying the groundwork for advancing treatments for neurological disorders and for developing brain-inspired technologies. Various brain research efforts around the globe have embraced this scientific grand challenge. This meeting brings together US and international brain researchers to discuss the need for coordinating brain research efforts around the globe, the bottlenecks and challenges that stand in the way and strategies to overcome these. A particular focus of the meeting is on cyberinfrastructure and data resources needed to further enhance collaboration and analysis of disparate streams of neuroscience data. The Organizers are making a strong effort to invite women and members of underrepresented groups as participants. Further, the meeting entails extensive cross-disciplinary interactions, which will be aided greatly by the face-to-face nature of this meeting. To maximize the workshop's impact, a white paper summarizing the discussion will be published at a high-profile venue.