Understanding and Modifying Temporal Dynamics of Coordinated Neural Activity (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

The grant, titled "Understanding and Modifying Temporal Dynamics of Coordinated Neural Activity", presents an R21 funding opportunity. This opportunity encourages research that tests if altering electrophysiological patterns can enhance cognitive, affective, or social processing in animals or humans. It shares a companion R01 grant, known as TEMP-10327.

The immediate goal of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), together with its companion R01, is to motivate researchers to examine if the alteration of specific patterns of coordinated neural activity can enhance cognitive, social, or emotional processes. The studies should be rooted in an informed understanding of the role of specific neural activity patterns.

For instance, this may include understanding how these patterns influence the flow of information among different brain regions or how they improve the impact of incoming information on local processing through the coherence of oscillatory activity. In conclusion, this grant encourages innovation and improvement in understanding and modifying neural activity.