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- Abstract:
- Categories serve to reduce complexity and help us to navigate our social environment. At the same time, they can trap individuals in perceived or real boundaries. This applies to the social ecosystem in science as much as to any other area of society. By focusing efforts on novel technologies and innovation to tackle as yet unsolvable challenges, the BRAIN initiative has evolved into an infrastructure that enables transcending barriers that have tended to impede individual scientists. The reasons for this may include the composition of study sections, catalyzing collaborations among researchers that span different disciplines, and the targeted funding of groups of individuals who have been under-resourced. Three categories were specifically positively influenced by BRAIN initiative funded projects: institutional affiliation, membership in underrepresented groups, and education at early ages. The following parent grants and diversity supplements were instrumental in our diversity, equity and inclusion efforts: NSF NeuroNex 1707352; NIH U01NS099709-02S1, -02S2, -02S3, -03S1.
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- This research was supported by the the National Science Foundation (NSF) and its Division of Biological Infrastructure under Award No. 1707352 and the National Institutes of Health under award no. NIH U01NS099709
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Hochgeschwender, Ute, Allen, Justine J., Literman, Krystal, et al.,
"BRAIN Initiative projects transcend traditional categories promoting inclusion"
(2021).
NeuroNex Data and Research Products.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://doi.org/10.26300/yhyc-v063
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This collection contains publicly available research products, including data, codes, and publications, among others. The NeuroNex Technology Hub is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and its Division of Biological Infrastructure under Award No. 1707352....