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Opportunities for Neuroeconomists at the National Institute on Aging
and through NIH-wide initiatives
Division of Behavioral and Social Research (BSR), NIAhttp://www.nia.nih.gov/ResearchInformation/ExtramuralPrograms/BehavioralAndSocialResearch/
National Institute on Aging
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Research Priorities at BSR/NIA
• Neuroeconomics and Decision Research *• Social Neuroscience of Aging * • Behavioral Economics• Mechanisms of Behavior Change *• Integrating genetics into behavioral models • Economic Phenotypes *• Economics of Aging (Health and Retirement) • Training Interdisciplinary Scientists – need good K and F32
applicants bridging econ/psych/neuroscience *review
National Institute on Aging
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Understanding NIA
• Aging-relevant research is NOT just the study of older people
• Lifecourse perspective – aging as a process that unfolds; early life factors impacting trajectories of health and (subjective/economic) well-being in mid-late life
• Aging-relevant phenomena – self-regulation, motivation, delay discounting, susceptibility to fraud, social influences on decision making – through a lifecourse lens
• Changing demographic of population impacts structure of institutions, policies, and choices of individuals
National Institute on Aging
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Resources at NIA
• Recent RFAs (inactive) reflect our ongoing interest in: – Neuroeconomics of Aging
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-06-011.html
– Social Neuroscience of Aging http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-09-006.html
• Priority areas for research training http://www.nia.nih.gov/ResearchInformation/ExtramuralPrograms/BehavioralAndSocialResearch/PriorityAreas.htm
• Workshop Reports highlight needs for future research in these and related areas, including genetic approaches: http://www.nia.nih.gov/ResearchInformation/ExtramuralPrograms/BehavioralAndSocialResearch/CMW.htm
National Institute on Aging
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Emerging Opportunities at NIA
National Institute on Aging
http://hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/
• Genotyping 20,000 individuals with longitudinal survey data on health and economic behaviors
• Lab-based methods (imaging) most likely to find heritable phenotypes closely linked to biology
• But only very large samples will allow genetic model estimation and replication
• Critical need for lab-survey interface around economic phenotypes
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Emerging Opportunities at NIA
National Institute on Aging
• Network to advance Decision Neuroscience of Aging• Over five years this network grant will support scientific
meetings, intensive training workshops for researchers at all stages, and a pilot grant competition for researchers new to the field.
• Core Network Personnel: Laura Carstensen (Stanford), Samuel McClure (Stanford), Gregory Samanez Larkin (Vanderbildt), Camelia Kuhnen (Northwestern), David Laibson (Harvard)
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“In this economy, it’s crucial to begin everysentence with ‘in this economy.’”
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NIH-wide initiatives
Science of Behavior Changehttp://nihroadmap.nih.gov/behaviorchange/index.asp
OppNethttp://oppnet.nih.gov
Health Economicshttp://nihroadmap.nih.gov/healtheconomics/
National Institute on Aging
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Science of Behavior ChangeNIH Roadmap Program
• Trans-NIH initiative to focus on approaches to improving initiation and maintenance of positive health behaviors
• Leveraging advances in emerging basic behavioral and social science domains
• NIH Directors approved Roadmap funding for developmental activities including planning meetings.
• DPCPSI, FIC, NCCAM, NCI, NHGRI, NHLBI, NIA, NIAAA, NIAID, NIAMS, NICHD, NIDA, NIDCR, NIDDK, NIGMS, NIMH, NINDS, NINR, OBSSR
National Institute on Aging
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Poor Health Behaviors Kill
Schroeder et al. (2007, NEJM)
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Behavior Change is Powerful
A 7% weight reduction and 2.5 hour per week activity increase led to a 58% reduction in the cumulative incidence of Type 2 diabetes in insulin-resistant individuals (Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group, 2002).
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Balkanization of Behavior Change
Neuroscience
BehavioralScience
Economics
Policy
Smoking Cessation
Genetics
Medication Adherence
Increase Exercise
ModerateDrinking
FinancialPlanning
17 different ICs support research in (very specific areas of) behavior change.
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Emergence of Transdisciplinary Science
Neuroscience
BehavioralScience
Economics
Policy
Behavior Change
Genetics
Relevant science is rapidly emerging but is not optimally focused on Behavior Change.
Behavior
GeneticsBehavioralEconomics
NeuroeconomicsCognitiv
e/Affective
Neuroscience
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SOBC Roadmap RFA-RM-10-002 Focused on Mechanisms of Change
Mechanisms of decision-makinge.g., risk perception, temporal discounting
Mechanisms of control and self-monitoring: e.g., executive function, interoceptive awareness, emotion regulation;
Mechanisms of social and cultural transmission of behaviors and of interpersonal transaction: e.g., contagion, mimicry, modeling, norms, peer effects, competition;
Structural mechanisms: e.g., choice architectures, defaults, environmental affordances;
Neurobiological and genetic mechanisms: e.g., related to these processes, including those associated with individual differences in biophysiologic capacity or psychological resilience/vulnerability.
National Institute on Aging
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OppNet: Mission and GoalsOppNet: Mission and Goals
• To strengthen basic Behavioral and Social Science Research (b-BSSR) across NIH institutes, innovating beyond existing investments
• Build a body of knowledge about the nature of behavior and social systems, focused on basic mechanisms of behavior and social processes
• Three domains:• Behavioral and Social Processes (e.g., learning, social cognition, group processes,
migration patterns)
• Biobehavioral and Biosocial Research (e.g., social, cognitive, affective and economic neurosciences)
• Methodology and measurement (e.g., data collection, modeling, research design)
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OppNet FY2011 FOAsRFA-AG-11-010 BASIC RESEARCH ON SELF-REGULATION (R21)2 yr; $275K total direct costs. Due Date: January 6, 2011 * Related to SOBC1) to precisely identify and operationally reconcile the basic processes and mechanisms involved in self-regulation of cognition, emotion, and behavior, and refine their measurement and theoretical conceptualizations, 2) to assess relations among various self-regulatory functions and their sub-components, and 3) to systematically characterize changes in self-regulatory functions over time, across different social and environmental contexts, and across the lifespan
CAPACITY BUILDINGRFA-CA-10-017 Due Date: December 14, 2010Scientific meetings for creating interdisciplinary research teams in emerging b-BSSR (R13)2 year; $50K/year direct
RFA-NR-11-002 Due Date: January 6, 2011 Short-term Interdisciplinary Research Education Program for New Investigators (R25) 1 year; $150K direct costs.
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Research Community Input Shapes OppNet’s Directions:
OppNet Meeting: Expanding Opportunities inBasic Behavioral and Social Science
Research
Thursday and Friday, October 28-29, 2010Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20001
Free registrationVisit OppNet’s website for more information: http://oppnet.nih.gov