National Committee for Brain and Mind

The committee represents the broad fields of brain and psychological sciences, including but not limited to neuroscience, psychology, neuroimaging, neuroengineering, neuroethics and artificial intelligence.

The National Committee for Brain and Mind aims to:

• provide strategic evidence-based advice on brain and psychological sciences to the Academy and other bodies as required
• support scientific literacy and excellence in brain and psychological sciences by engaging with researchers, professionals and relevant national organisations
• liaise with relevant international bodies, ensuring Australian involvement in international activities
• promote interdisciplinary collaboration and take a multi-disciplinary approach in providing advice to the Academy

Report and activities

• Submission - Positioning Australia as a leader in digital economy regulation - Automated Decision Making and AI Regulation  May, 2022
• Submission - 2021 National Research Infrastructure Roadmap Exposure Draft December 2021
• Submission—University Research Commercialisation Scheme April 2021 

Related Organisations

• The Australian Brain Alliance
• Australasian Neuroscience Society
• Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society

Members

• Chair: Professor Jason Mattingley
  • The University of Queensland, NHMRC Leadership Fellow, Queensland Brain Institute
  • Research expertise: Cognitive neuroscience
• Committee member: Professor Anthony Hannan
  • The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow and Head of the Epigenetics and Neural Plasticity Laboratory
  • Research expertise: Neurological and psychiatric disorders
• Committee member: Associate Professor Hannah Keage
  • University of South Australia, UniSA Justice & Society
  • Research expertise: Cognitive Ageing and Impairment Neurosciences (CAIN)