Computer scientist Alan Kay famously said, “the best way to predict the future is to invent it.” Through a deliberate focus on technological innovation, the NIH BRAIN Initiative is doing just that. An exciting and productive decade of innovation facilitated by BRAIN Initiative research has changed neuroscience in ways we didn’t imagine—and to be honest, in ways we couldn’t have imagined 10 years ago when the initiative awarded its first grants in 2014.
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May 2025 NIH BRAIN Initiative Multi-Council and Neuroethics Working Group Meetings
In May, members of the NIH BRAIN Initiative’s Multi-Council Working Group (MCWG) and Neuroethics Working Group (NEWG) met to share updates and discuss emerging topics in neurotechnology research.
- Neuroscience News
Upcoming NIH BRAIN Initiative Multi-Council and Neuroethics Working Group Meetings
Please join us for two virtual NIH BRAIN Initiative working group meetings on Thursday, May 8 and Friday, May 9. The public is welcome to join both open meeting sessions via videocast.
- Neuroscience News
Now accepting applications: NIH summer program to explore commercial potential of BRAIN Initiative Innovations
The program is designed to help current BRAIN-funded investigators from a research institution or early-stage start-up better understand how to apply their innovative technology to an unmet market need.
The NIH BRAIN Initiative is providing a training opportunity for researchers developing a novel technology to participate in the Concept to Clinic: Commercializing Innovation Education (eC3i) Program.
- Neuroscience Grants and Funding
From the BRAIN Initiative Alliance: A look back on the BRAIN Initiative in 2024 (and what’s coming in 2025!)
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Congressional Briefing Highlights BRAIN Initiative Technologies Helping Army Veteran with PTSD
The virtual briefing allowed members of Congress and their staff to learn about the profound impact of the NIH BRAIN Initiative and engage with a BRAIN study participant directly benefitting from advanced neurotechnologies.
- Neuroscience Research and Technology
BRAIN Initiative Research Leads to FDA Approval of Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease
NIH BRAIN Initiative-funded research is key to FDA approval of personalized DBS for Parkinson’s
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been used for decades to treat Parkinson’s disease in people who no longer benefit from medications meant to restore levels of the brain chemical dopamine that drives this condition. And although DBS has helped people living with the uncontrollable body movements typical of Parkinson’s, many people have limited benefit and experience side effects.
- Neuroscience News
Team Science Series: Celebrating Collaborative Successes led by the BRAIN Initiative
Discover how the NIH BRAIN Initiative is revolutionizing research and driving innovation through interdisciplinary collaboration. Join us as we share inspiring stories of successes and breakthroughs in our new blog feature, “Team Science Series.”
- Neuroscience News
Groundbreaking findings revolutionizing traditional perspectives on Alzheimer’s Disease
Latest updates on the advancements and breakthroughs of the BRAIN Initiative in Alzheimer’s research. Brain mapping tools developed through the BRAIN Initiative Cell Census Network have enabled researchers to study how aging affects the brain as a whole.
- Neuroscience Research and Technology