Research Funding
We gratefully acknowledge the following agencies for making this research possible:
Canada Research Chairs
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Immersive Neuroscience
2020-2027
C$1.4M for salary support
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
“From 2D to 3D: The Importance of Depth for Neural Processing of Natural Stimuli”
2023-2028
C$761,176 (C$152,235 x 5 years)
Co-investigators: Laurie Wilcox, Erez Freud
Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada
Discovery Grant
“Immersive Neuroscience: Bringing the Study of the Human Brain and Behavior Closer to Real Life”
April 2022-March 2027
C$390,000 (C$78,000 x 5 years) for operating expenses
Research Tools and Instruments
“Equipment for Neuroimaging of Virtual Stimuli and Virtual Interactions”
April 2018
C$146,517 for equipment
Co-applicants: Roy Eagleson, Mel Goodale, Ingrid Johnsrude, Stefan Köhler, Julio Martinez-Trujillo, Ravi Menon, Derek Mitchell, Adrian Owen, and Terry Peters
Canadian Foundation for Innovation and Ontario Innovation Trust
Innovation Fund
“Next-generation human cognitive neuroscience for real-world applications”
2024-2029
$8,884,425
PI: Ingrid Johnsrude
Co-PI: Jody Culham
Co-applicants: Daniel Ansari, Teneille Gofton, Mel Goodale, Jessica Grahn, Yalda Mohsenzadeh, Adrian Owen, Andrew Pruszynski, Siobhan Schabrun
MITACS
Accelerate Fellowship
“Eye-tracking based early detection and monitoring of neurodevelopmental disorders in virtual reality environments”
2022-2025
$150,000
Leads: Brent Davis, Jody Culham (supervisor)
Co-supervisor: Emma Duerden
Partner organization: Nomad XR Inc
Brain Canada
Platform Support Grant
”SPRINT: fnirS Platform foR braIn moNiToring, analytics and data repository”
2022-2025
C$1,345,160
Co-applicants: Emma Duerden [Principal Investigator], Keith St. Lawrence [co-PI], Jeffrey Carson, Kevin Shoemaker, Jody Culham, Adrian Owen, Sandrine de Ribaupierre, Maryam Nouri, Sapatharishi Ganesan, Sue Peters, Yalda Mohsenzadeh, Soume Bhattacharya, Marc Joanisse, Mamadou Diop
We also gratefully acknowledge past funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund, Canada First Research Excellence Fund BrainsCAN grant, and Western University.