Mind Science BrainStorm Funds Promising Research for 3 Neuroscientists
Mind Science, a San Antonio-based nonprofit organization, announced the three winners of its 2022 neuroscience pitch competition Wednesday evening. The three early-career scientists submitted pitches to compete for Mind Science funding to jumpstart their promising research.Launched in 2018, the BrainStorm Neuroscience Pitch Competition is designed for early‐career neuroscientists teamed with senior primary investigators. The equity-free funding helps support pilot studies so young researchers can demonstrate a proof of concept when applying for grants that can support further investigation. Paolo Cardone, a neuroscientist studying consciousness at GIGA-Consciousness, the University of Liege in Belgium, is researching how psychedelics like psilocybin and ketamine can help post-coma ...