News

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

NIH-funded atlas characterizes over 32 million cells across the mouse brain.

Tools/Tech for Brain Cells/Circuits
Thursday, October 12, 2023

Incredibly detailed cell maps help pave the way for new generation of treatments

Data Science & Informatics
Tuesday, September 26, 2023

In the human brain, 86 billion neurons form more than 100 trillion connections with other neurons at junctions called synapses. Scientists are now working on an ambitious effort to develop technologies to map these connections across the brain, from mice to humans. 

Human Neuroscience, Neural Recording & Modulation, Neuroimaging Technologies Across Scales, Tools/Tech for Brain Cells/Circuits
Wednesday, September 20, 2023

New deep brain stimulation device coupled with powerful AI may improve therapy for treatment-resistant depression

Human Neuroscience, Neural Recording & Modulation, Neuroimaging Technologies Across Scales, Tools/Tech for Brain Cells/Circuits
Tuesday, September 5, 2023

The findings shed light on how the brain processes music and could help brain-computer interfaces to produce more natural-sounding speech.

Human Neuroscience
Monday, August 14, 2023

Early NIH-funded trial is first step towards development of a potential stroke treatment

Human Neuroscience, Neural Recording & Modulation
Monday, May 22, 2023

NIH-funded study shows preliminary results that could lead to new pain treatments

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Researchers mapped out all the nerve connections in a larval fruit fly brain.

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

An NIH-funded research team led by Dr. David Olson from the University of California, Davis previously developed a sensor that could distinguish which drugs that bind to 5-HT2AR have hallucinogenic properties and which don’t.

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

In a small study, researchers used a device that stimulates the spinal cord to restore arm and hand mobility in two stroke patients, allowing them to perform daily life activities, such as using a fork to eat a meal. The study, published in Nature Medicine(link is external), was funded by the National Institutes of Health’s Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies®(BRAIN) Initiative.

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