Despite Anxiety, NIH Begins Merging Neuroscience Panels

摘要

Can you explain the difference between "bio-psychology" and "psychobiology?" If not, don't worry. Even staffer at me National Institutes of Health (NIH) have trouble describing the difference, although it matters deeply to people whose applications for research grants are reviewed under the two headings. While the point may seem arcane, it is part of a practical issue that may vex NIH this fall--the problem of unifying peer review panels that are now fiercely independent.