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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.

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Window of opportunity: When surgery to treat neurological conditions lets researchers peer into the brain, ethical questions abound
January 19, 2022
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The Amazing Brain: Tracking Molecular Events with Calling Cards
August 24, 2021
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The Amazing Brain: A Sharper Image of the Pyramidal Tract
August 17, 2021
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Researchers wirelessly record human brain activity during normal life activities
May 4, 2021

NIH BRAIN Initiative-funded study opens the door to correlating deep brain activity and behavior

NIH has announced the selection of Andrea Beckel-Mitchener, Ph.D., of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), as deputy director of the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative.
NIMH’s Dr. Andrea Beckel-Mitchener Named Deputy Director of NIH BRAIN Initiative
March 5, 2021
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Q&A: New NIH BRAIN Initiative Director on Accomplishments, Aspirations
January 25, 2021

John Ngai is the Director of the NIH’s Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative.

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New NIH BRAIN Initiative awards move toward solving brain disorders
November 19, 2020

The National Institutes of Health will fund more than 175 grants, totaling nearly $500 million, through the NIH’s Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative, part of a large effort among federal and non-federal partners to use knowledge about how th

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NINDS Chief: As BRAIN Initiative Moves Forward, Ethical Issues Emerge
September 17, 2020

As projects supported by The BRAIN Initiative® move forward, they will raise a host of important neuroethical considerations not just for the medical community but also for society as a whole, authors of a new paper wrote.

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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.

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.

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U.S. initiative grapples with ethical questions on brain research
October 19, 2019

Khara Ramos, who directs the neuroethics program at the NIH’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, described the emerging field of neuroethics at the Society for Neuroscience meeting with

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NIH pairs cutting-edge neuroethics with ground-breaking neurotechnologies
October 17, 2019

NIH BRAIN Initiative collaboration looking at clinical research considerations

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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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