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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.

Dr. John Ngai, incoming director of the NIH BRAIN Initiative.
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.

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.

3D Neuroscience at the Speed of Life
December 5, 2019

NIH Director's Blog: BRAIN-funded scientist, Elizabeth Hillman has pioneered the pairing of a 3D live-imaging microscope with an ultra-fast camera, called Swept Confocally Aligned Planar Excitation (SCAPE) microscopy.

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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

Society for Neuroscience

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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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Scientists turned brain signals into speech. One day, it could help people who can’t talk.
April 26, 2019
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Scientists Create Speech From Brain Signals
April 24, 2019
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Scientists translate brain signals into speech sounds
April 24, 2019
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Cheap, portable scanners could transform brain imaging. But how will scientists deliver the data?
April 16, 2019
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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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Optogenetics – controlling neurons with light – may lead to cures for PTSD, Alzheimer’s
August 20, 2018

August 20, 2018
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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How the Brain Regulates Vocal Pitch
July 10, 2018

July 10, 2018
BRAIN scientists have identified the part of the brain that controls vocal pitch.

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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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Your brain with a migraine
July 2, 2018

July 2, 2018
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