FABBS News Highlights: April 12, 2019
Friday, April 12, 2019
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Posted by: Psychonomic Society
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 Update
on the NIH Definition of Clinical Trials and New Resource Unveiled
FABBS members will recall a consequential decision that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) made in 2016, resulting in a new clinical trial
definition capturing basic research that had not been previously considered clinical. If you need a refresher on the topic, or why this is a problem and what has happened over the past couple of years, there are some resources at the end of this article. You
can also watch a new talk about the issue by FABBS Immediate-past-President,
Jeremy Wolfe, ‘Changing the Definition of Clinical
Trials.’
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 Dr.
Bianchi, NICHD Director, Presented at SRCD Biennial Meeting
On March 22,
Dr. Diana Bianchi, Director of the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), addressed members of the Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD),
a FABBS member society. Following an interesting and compelling story about how she came to lead the Institute, Dr. Bianchi shared information on current NICHD activities, provided an update on the strategic plan, and explained recent changes to training grants.
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FABBS
Releases Two More Videos – Does Cognitive Science Improve Cancer Detection and Stroke Recovery?
FABBS has released two more videos in its “Cognitive Psychology in the Real World” series. These videos provide examples of how cognitive science
keeps us safe and healthy in our daily lives.
One of the new videos is “Can
Cognitive Science Help Detect Cancer?” which explains how the science of visual attention used in conjunction with computer-aided technologies help radiologists detect breast cancer. The video features
Rachel Brem, MD, Director of Breast Imaging and Intervention as well as a Professor of Radiology at The George Washington University Medical Center.
The video “Can
Cognitive Science Help with Stroke Recovery?” discusses how occupational therapy looks to cognitive science to improve rehabilitation treatment such as user interaction with technology. For this video, we visited the National Rehabilitation Hospital, and
also spoke with Rahsaan Holley, PhD, a research occupational therapist.
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EARLY CAREER SPOTLIGHT: Sara Hart, PhD,
Society for the Scientific Study of Reading
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Is
it All in Your Genes?
Sara Hart attended an all-girls school where
everyone had similar backgrounds. Still, not everyone earned high marks.
“It got me thinking–why do some people perform better than others,” says Hart, now director of the Individual Differences in Cognitive Development
Lab at Florida State University.
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The Center for Open Science is seeking graduate students, post docs, researchers and academic faculty to participate in a survey to investigate
the factors that affect the perceived credibility and use of preprints.
Participation in this study involves:
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A time commitment of 10 to 20 minutes.
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Survey involving your qualitative, subjective evaluation of factors related to the credibility of preprints.
Currently using preprints (either uploading preprints or reading preprints) is not a prerequisite to participating in the study. If you are
interested in enrolling in this study, please click
this link which will lead you directly to the survey. You must be 18 or older to participate. If you would like more information, please contact this project’s research lead, Courtney Soderberg, by email (courtney@cos.io).
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Apply and Nominate
Attend
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Family
Day at the NAS Building: DecisionTown in the World of Genomics (April 13)
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NASEM Public Information Gathering Session: Applying
Lessons of Optimal Adolescent Health to Improve Behavioral Outcomes for Youth (April 17, Washington, DC)
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Mid-Atlantic Biofeedback Society Annual Meeting (May
4, Columbia, MD)
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APA & Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science: "Make
Your Science Make Sense" (May 16-17, Denver, CO)
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Board on Behavioral, Cognitive,
and Sensory Sciences (June 5-6, Washington, DC)
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12th NIH Matilda White Riley Behavioral and
Social Sciences Honors (June 6, Bethesda, MD)
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Behavioral Science in Policy & Application (BSPA)
2019 Annual Conference (June 14, New York, NY)
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UPCOMING FABBS MEMBER SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETINGS
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FABBS News Highlights is a monthly electronic newsletter published by the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences with the
goals of keeping scientists updated on funding and policy issues affecting the sciences of mind, brain and behavior; recognizing the research contributions of leading scientists; and sharing research findings to inform policies and programs.
Editor: Juliane Baron
Contributors: Juliane Baron, Mary Jo Hoeksema,
Diana Liao, Jennifer Anderson
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FABBS Mission
FABBS promotes human potential and well-being by advancing the sciences of mind, brain, and behavior; promoting scientific research and training in these fields; educating the public
about the contributions of research to the health and well-being of individuals and society; fostering communication among scientists; and recognizing scientists who have made significant contributions to building knowledge.
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