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The BRAIN Blog covers updates and announcements on BRAIN Initiative research, events, and news. 

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New Article on NIH BRAIN Initiative

Check out new article on NIH BRAIN Initiative by Tom Insel, Story Landis, and Francis Collins.

  • Neuroscience News

Welcome to BRAINfeedback.nih.gov!

Welcome to the launch of BRAINfeedback.nih.gov! Here you’ll hear from me and the co-chairs of my Advisory Committee’s Working Group on the bold new BRAIN (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) Initiative. This Initiative, launched by President Obama on April 2, focuses on accelerating the development and application of innovative new technologies to enable scientists to create a dynamic picture of brain function.

  • Neuroscience News

From the BRAIN Director: Q&A With Dr. Gordon Fishell and Dr. Bosiljka Tasic on Precise Brain Cell Delivery Systems

Newly published work funded by the NIH BRAIN Initiative offers a precision toolkit for accessing cells in the brain and spinal cord with unprecedented accuracy. The new delivery tools, about 1,000 in all, can carry DNA into one or more target neural cells simultaneously.  

  • Neuroscience News
  • Neuroscience Research and Technology