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FABBS Welcomes the Cognitive Neuroscience Society

The Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) is committed to the development of mind and brain research aimed at investigating the psychological, computational, and neuroscientific bases of cognition.

Apply

• Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program (March 16)
• Brain and Behavior Research Foundation Young Investigator Grants (March 18)
• NEA Research Grant Awards (March 30)
• APA Senior Director for Applied Psychology
• APA Science Programs Associate

Attend

• NSF Merit Review System and Grant Writing (March 11, Portland, OR)
• Underage Drinking: Research-Based Strategies to Prevent Alcohol Use Among Youth (March 25, Washington, DC)
• Behavioral Science and Policy Association Annual Conference (May 29, Washington, DC)
• 6th Annual BRAIN Initiative Investigators Meeting (June 1-3, Arlington, VA)

Funding (Please visit our website for a full listing)

• NIH: Emotional Well-Being: High-Priority Research Networks (U24, Clinical Trial Optional) (April 22)
• NSF: EHR Core Research (ECR): Building Capacity in STEM Education Research (ECR: BCSER) 20-521 (Feb 28)
• DOD: Anticipated Funding Opportunities for FY20

Nominate and Submit

• FABBS Doctoral Dissertation Research Excellence Awards 2019-20 (March 6)
• FABBS Undergraduate Research Excellence Awards 2019-20 (March 6)
• Request for Public Comment on Draft Desirable Characteristics of Repositories for Managing and Sharing Data Resulting From Federally Funded Research (March 6)
• Request for Information: Public Access to Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Publications, Data and Code Resulting From Federally Funded Research (March 16)
• HHS Notice of Committee Establishment, Notice of Intent To Convene, and Call for Nominations for the NIH Human Fetal Tissue Research Ethics Advisory Board for Fiscal Year 2020 (March 20)
• ISDP 2020 Symposium Proposal Submission– ISDP 2020 (April 1)
• Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science (May 31)

Read

• Open Mike blog:Seeking Thoughts on the Framework for the Next NIH-Wide Strategic Plan - Mike Lauer, NIH
• Dear Colleague Letter: Build and Broaden: Enabling New Social, Behavioral and Economic Science Collaborations with Minority-Serving Institutions - NSF
• Research-Practice Partnerships, Redux - Mark Schneider, IES Director
• Notice of NIMH’s Considerations Regarding the Use of Animal Neurobehavioral Approaches in Basic and Pre-clinical Studies

Share

• Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Vol 6, Issue 2
• Psychology in the Real World FABBS video series
• SAGE Social Science Terminology Thesaurus
• FABBS Diversity Resources Database

• American Psychosomatic Society (March 11-14, Long Beach, CA)
• Cognitive Neuroscience Society (March 14-17, Boston, MA)
• Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (April 1-4, La Jolla, CA)
• American Educational Research Association (April 17-21, San Francisco, CA)
• Vision Sciences Society (May 15-20, St. Pete Beach, FL)

FABBS News Highlights is a semi-monthly electronic newsletter published by the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences with the goals of keeping scientists updated on federal budget 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, Bridget Dodge, Diana Liao, Jennifer Anderson

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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 aboutthe 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.