Cooperative Agreement U01EB028656

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286), provides $422,619 to Trustees of Boston University to develop and demonstrate ultra-high density wearable functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) systems. The goal is to enable continuous tracking of human brain function and behavior in real-world environments,...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $266,000 Project Grant to Columbia University under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a wearable noninvasive brain imaging device using near-infrared light-based time-domain diffuse optical tomography. The device aims to improve clinical outcomes in neurology by enabling measurement of deep brain blood flow, which is difficult to measure with current technologies. The grant will support...

This federal Project Grant award of $567,977 from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286) aims to develop optimized wearable magnetoencephalography (OPM-MEG) technology for simultaneously recording brain activity in caregiver-infant dyads during naturalistic social interactions. The funded work will build on the grantee's existing OPM-MEG methods...

This Project Grant award of $408,400 from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) will fund the development and assessment of a wearable magnetoencephalography (MEG) system for use in children. The funding will support two key objectives: Developing and optimizing an optically pumped magnetometers (OPM)-based MEG recording system that can accommodate the variable...

This $884,573 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286), is supporting the development of a fast, comprehensive brain MRI technique. The goal is to reduce exam duration by roughly three-fold while capturing quantitative and qualitative MRI contrasts, as well as gadolinium-based enhancement. The project is being led by...

This NSF Engineering Program award of $605,320 to North Carolina State University (NC State) supports the development of a flexible, FMRI-compatible neural probe with multi-modal sensing and modulation capabilities. The novel probe is designed to advance understanding of neural circuit dynamics and enable closed-loop neuromodulation for treating neurological disorders. Key product elements include: Flexible, multi-shank neural probe fabricated using polymeric materials to enable deep brain...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Major Research Instrumentation award of $413,282 provides Northern Michigan University (NMU) with a high-density electroencephalogram (HD-EEG) system integrated with high-density transcranial electric stimulation (HD-TES) neuromodulation capabilities and time-locked dual acquisition functionality. This advanced neuroimaging instrumentation will support collaborative research projects across neuroscience, psychology, and behavioral science fields. The...

The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $1,360,447.52 Project Grant under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286) to The General Hospital Corporation, doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), to develop and evaluate an inexpensive, lightweight "brain monitor" device using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology. The goal is to create a portable MRI-based...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), under the 21st Century Cures Act - Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative (CFDA 93.372), is providing $361,992 to The Regents of the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) over a 4-year period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2028. The primary goals of this project are to further optimize UC Berkeley's Free-space...

This $600,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), will fund research at The Pennsylvania State University to develop a fully wireless, flexible electrical-acoustic implant for high-resolution neural stimulation and recording across large-scale brain circuits. The implant is intended to provide minimally invasive ultrasound neuromodulation and...