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Dr. John Ngai, incoming director of the NIH BRAIN Initiative.
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Dr. John Ngai named director of NIH BRAIN Initiative
January 29, 2020

National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., announced today the selection of John J. Ngai, Ph.D., as director of the NIH’s Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative. Dr. Ngai is expected to join NIH in March.

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LabRoots Announces Neuroscience 2020 Virtual Conference to Promote Research Worldwide and The NIH BRAIN Initiative
March 9, 2020

On March 11th, LabRoots will be hosting approximately 15,000 neuroscience researchers, clinicians, and scientists from around the globe who are dedicated to understanding the brain and nervous system.

A look back on the BRAIN Initiative (and a look ahead in 2020)
February 14, 2020

2019 was an exciting year for neuroscience discovery! Last month, several high-profile scientific magazines, journals, and mainstream news outlets featured articles looking back at the top scientific achievements of 2019.

John Ngai. Photo Credit: Brittany Hosea-Small/University of California, Berkeley
BRAIN Initiative’s first director sets sights on clinical tools
February 4, 2020

Since its launch in 2013, the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative has doled out about $1.3 billion in grants to develop tools that map and manipulate the brain. Until now, it has operated with no formal director.

Cells in a cerebral organoid differentiate and form structures related to those seen in embryonic tissues, as seen in this micrograph. The green cells are the progenitors of neurons; the red cells are immature neurons migrating to form a cortical layer. As the similarities between organoids and brains increase, researchers need to pay close attention to the potential for ethical issues. Photograph: Alysson Muotri
How to Be Humane to a Lab-Grown Brain
January 26, 2020

NIH BRAIN Initiative-funded "Brainstorm Project" is highlighted in Wired's article that discusses how ethicists and biologists seek to head off challenges raised by tissue “organoids” as they become increasingly similar to human brains.

Frances E. Jensen, MD, Joins the Board of the American Brain Foundation
January 23, 2020

Today, the American Brain Foundation (ABF) announced that NIH BRAIN Initiative Multi-Council Working Group member, Dr. Frances Jensen, has joined its board of directors.

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New NIH BRAIN Initiative awards accelerate neuroscience discoveries
October 18, 2019

Scientists have been developing astounding new tools for exploring neural circuits that underlie brain function throughout the first five years of the NIH’s Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative.

Multiplex Rainbow Technology Offers New View of the Brain
October 8, 2019

The NIH-led Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative is revolutionizing our understanding of how the brain works through its creation of new imaging tools.

Highest-Resolution Human Brain 'Parts List' To Date Lays Road Map to Better Treatments for Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders
August 26, 2019

A new study from the Allen Institute for Brain Science has written the most detailed “parts list” of the human brain to date.

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The BRAIN Initiative: Changing Neuroscience
July 3, 2019

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Poster Excitement at the Annual BRAIN Initiative Investigators Meeting
May 9, 2019
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5th Annual BRAIN Investigators Meeting
May 3, 2019

Did you miss out on the annual BRAIN Initiative Investigators meeting last month? Catch up here!

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NIH greatly expands investment in BRAIN Initiative
November 2, 2018

November 2, 2018
NIH announces new round of awards for cutting-edge brain research

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Study shows where brain transforms seeing into acting
July 3, 2018

July 3, 2018
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Princeton researchers crowdsource brain mapping with gamers, discover six new neuron types
May 17, 2018

May 17, 2018
Princeton University

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Ethicists: access needed after brain implant clinical trial
April 24, 2018

April 24, 2018
Baylor College of Medicine

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Neuroscientists Just Launched an Atlas of the Developing Human Brain
December 7, 2017

December 12, 2017
Your brain is one enigmatic hunk of meat—a wildly complex web of neurons numbering in the tens of billions. But years ago, when you were in the womb, it began as little more than a scattering of undifferentiated stem cells.

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NIH announces awards for BRAIN Initiative neuroethics research
October 30, 2017

October 30, 2017
Grants aim to address neuroethical issues associated with human brain research.

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NIH announces awards for BRAIN Initiative neuroethics research
October 30, 2017

October 30, 2017
Grants aim to address neuroethical issues associated with human brain research.

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NIH BRAIN Initiative builds on early advances
October 23, 2017

October 23, 2017
NIH announces new round of awards for visualizing the brain in action.

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