This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems provides $378,100 to Dartmouth College from July 1, 2021 through January 31, 2024. The grant supports research titled "CAREER: TRANSFORMING NEURAL INTERFACES USING STRETCHABLE, TRANSPARENT, MULTIFUNCTIONAL NANOMESH MICROELECTRODES" under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). Specifically, Dartmouth College will develop new stretchable and transparent nanomesh...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $330,000 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Yale University. The "NeroFlex" project aims to develop an advanced implantable neural interface platform that integrates optimized resistive RAM memory, programmable analog front-end circuits, and specialized processors for efficient brain data acquisition and computational processing. The research plan encompasses device fabrication, mixed-signal circuit design,...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $319,999 to the University of Notre Dame to develop an implantable neural interface platform with three key innovations: 1) optimized resistive RAM memory for efficient data storage, 2) programmable analog front-end circuits for high-density neural signal acquisition, and 3) specialized processors for energy-efficient computation of neural network operations. The goal is to create an...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,550,000 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Maryland, College Park to establish a three-dimensional (3D) network of neurons as a brain analog for biocomputing research. The grant aims to develop a mechanistic understanding of how to train neuronal networks in 3D organoids, relating the structure and physiology of neurons to their role in computation and learning. The project will leverage and extend...
This three-year, $240,006 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) funds research at Veterans Education & Research Association of Northern New England Inc. in White River Junction, VT to develop a multiplexed microbiosensing platform for understanding real-time neurotransmitter dynamics in the brain. The Engineering program aims to foster innovation and excellence in engineering research, and this project will work to improve understanding of...
This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), supports the development of a novel non-surgical bioelectronic brain implant technology. The $599,918 award to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) aims to create intravenously-introduced bioelectronic devices that can autonomously implant in target brain regions without the need for invasive surgery. The proposed technology promises to enable high-resolution brain stimulation...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of California, Irvine to develop and assess the feasibility of 3D biological neural networks (3DNNs) for intelligent biomedical motor control systems. The objectives are to establish methods to fabricate robust, reliable, and reproducible 3DNNs, and to develop core principles to program them with intelligent behavior. This research aims to demonstrate...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.074 Biological Sciences) provides $457,378 to Trustees of Dartmouth College for a research project titled "Cognitive Processes in the Rodent Hippocampus". The research aims to uncover how the brain's hippocampus region allows organisms to generalize learning and efficiently apply past experiences to novel situations. The project will use advanced neuroscience tools to monitor brain activity in mice during...
The Trustees of Dartmouth College were awarded a $188,579 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences to conduct collaborative research on electroencephalography of Octopus bimaculoides using frequency tagging. The award falls under the NSF's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) and will support research contributing to understanding the resources invested in basic science. Dartmouth researchers will collaborate to...
Trustees of Tufts College, doing business as Tufts University, was awarded a five-year $534,378 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) beginning September 1, 2023. The grant aims to develop an engineered hybrid brain tissue model that integrates functional neuronal networks with bioelectronic devices. Specifically, Tufts University researchers will create a bioelectronic mesh capable of multiplexed stimulation and recording of neuronal...