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NIH BRAIN Initiative Launches Projects to Develop Cell Atlases and Molecular Tools for Cell Access

September 22, 2022

Today the National Institutes of Health announces two transformative projects supported by the Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative:

Actuated Medical Awarded NIH SBIR for the Miniature Ultrasound Beamforming Array (MUBA)

November 30, 2022

Actuated Medical, Inc. has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Health

The brain and memory: Understanding how the brain thinks

November 17, 2022

New research funded by the NIH BRAIN Initiative sheds light on how we organize and store memories

Brain implants that translate paralyzed patients’ thoughts into speech creep closer to reality

November 10, 2022

In a new report published Tuesday in Nature Communications, Chang’s team has pushed that scientific milestone even further.

Why are scientists growing human brain cells in the lab?

October 25, 2022

Organoids — tissue cultures that roughly replicate the functions of an organ — allow researchers to observe how cells behave in tissues in vitro, in the lab.

Researchers Nanoprint Electrodes for Customized Treatments of Disease

October 18, 2022

Carnegie Mellon University researchers have pioneered the CMU Array — a new type of microelectrode array for brain computer interface platforms. It holds the potential to transform how doctors are able to treat neurological disorders.

When it comes to faces, context matters

October 5, 2022

New study sheds light on underlying effects of visual settings on brain processing and facial perception.

Synchron Announces First Human U.S. Brain-Computer Interface Implant

September 14, 2022

First U.S. Human Procedure Performed at Mount Sinai Health System in New York City

Wiring up the brain to beat depression

August 30, 2022

Despite its chequered past, deep-brain electrical stimulation is finally showing some signs of success.

Mapping the Brain: The Future of Neuroscience

August 24, 2022

Researchers will map brain circuits controlling behaviors, thoughts, and moods.

How researchers use new tools to map the structure and function of the brain

August 16, 2022

Scientists know both a lot and very little about the brain.

Advanced imaging reveals mired migration of neurons in Rett syndrome lab models

August 4, 2022

Using organoids to model early development, researchers used an emerging microscopy technology to see that new neurons struggled to reach their developmental destination

The Amazing Brain: Seeing Two Memories at Once

August 2, 2022

Each year, the initiative celebrates some standout and especially creative examples of such advances in the “Show Us Your BRAINs! Photo & Video Contest. During most of August, I’ll share some of the most eye-catching developments in our blog series, The Amazing Brain.

Federal agency works to revolutionize understanding of brain in health and disease

July 5, 2022

The human brain remains one of the greatest mysteries in science and one of the biggest challenges in medicine.

New study offers the first evidence of replay during sleep in the human motor cortex, which governs voluntary movement

June 23, 2022

Why do we sleep?

Johns Hopkins APL Developing Standards to Enable Better Brain Analysis

June 6, 2022

APL researchers are standardizing an amazing collection of high-resolution brain mapping data, an effort that would enable unprecedented analysis and make the Laboratory a focal point for neuroscience research.

How the brain responds to surprising events

June 2, 2022

Unexpected outcomes trigger release of noradrenaline, which helps the brain focus its attention and learn from the event.

New research to understand how the brain handles optical illusions and makes predictions

May 9, 2022

3 new projects launch on the Allen Institute's OpenScope, a shared neuroscience observatory, supported by the NIH BRAIN Initiative

How the brain says 'oops!'

May 5, 2022

Researchers have uncovered how signals from a group of neurons in the brain's frontal lobe simultaneously give humans the flexibility to learn new tasks -- and the focus to develop highly specific skills.

Tool Uses Light to Inhibit Neural Activity in Mice

April 11, 2022

Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative have developed a way to genetically insert a type of light receptor into neu

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