@article{5be90c45c39442119e1b2235dbae36c1,
title = "Australian Brain Alliance",
abstract = "A proposal for an Australian Brain Initiative (ABI) is under development by members of the Australian Brain Alliance. Here we discuss the goals of the ABI, its areas of research focus, its context in the Australian research setting, and its necessity for ensuring continued success for Australian brain research.",
keywords = "Australia, brain initiative, brain-inspired computing, education, health, healthy brains, learning, machine learning, neurotechnology, new industries",
author = "Richards, {Linda R.} and Michie, {Patricia T.} and Badcock, {David R.} and Bartlett, {Perry F.} and Bekkers, {John M.} and Bourne, {James A.} and Anne Castles and Egan, {Gary F.} and Alex Fornito and Hannan, {Anthony J.} and Hickie, {Ian B.} and Mattingley, {Jason B.} and Schofield, {Peter R.} and Shum, {David H.K.} and Stuart, {Greg J.} and Vickers, {James C.} and Bryce Vissel",
note = "Funding Information: Achieving these goals will require the merging of historically distinct scientific disciplines such as engineering, chemistry, physics, and computer science with neuroscience and psychology in so-called “convergence science” ( Sharp et al., 2016 ). Currently, science is funded in Australia through small, individual investigator project grants or through multi-investigator Program and Centre grants that are divided into either medical research (funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council) or non-medical research (funded by the Australian Research Council). The ABA proposes to transform the Australian brain research landscape by establishing a framework to bring together existing brain researchers and scientists from other disciplines to “crack the brain{\textquoteright}s code.” This will require alternate funding models in which discipline barriers are broken down, and which can accommodate the scale of the initiative being proposed. In this way, the ABI will complement rather than replace the current government-funded activities in brain research. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 Elsevier Inc.",
year = "2016",
month = nov,
day = "2",
doi = "10.1016/j.neuron.2016.10.038",
language = "English",
volume = "92",
pages = "597--600",
journal = "Neuron",
issn = "0896-6273",
number = "3",
}