October 23, 2017
$250 million effort will catalog “parts list” of our most complex organ.
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BRAIN News Spotlight
Researchers Fully Map Neural Connections of the Fruit Fly Brain
NIH-supported milestone will advance understanding of brain processes in larger animals.
View Spotlight ArticleAugust 10, 2017
Molecular profiling may be key to compiling brain’s “parts list”.
May 4, 2016
Collection of press releases from NIMH related to The BRAIN Initiative®.
October 1, 2015
New round of projects for visualizing the brain in action.
February 9, 2015
New DARPA initiative builds on basic research.
September 30, 2014
The National Institutes of Health announced today its first wave of investments totaling $46 million in fiscal year 14 funds to support the goals of the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative.
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