The BRAIN Initiative: Exploratory Research Opportunities Using Invasive Neural Recording and Stimulating Technologies in the Human Brain (R61 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) funding program from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) supports researchers in the USA.
This call seeks exploratory research projects, from newly formed or established multi-disciplinary teams, to understand how dynamic activity of single cells and ensembles of neurons in spatially organized networks gives rise to the internal states experienced as sensations, perceptions, emotions, thoughts, and memories, and to observable motor and social behaviors.
Applicants may apply for up to 700,000 USD/year (plus indirect costs) for up to 3 years.
Opportunity ID: RFA-DC-27-004
Applications are due February 11, 2027.