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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.

White House Fact Sheet: Over $300 Million in Support of the President’s BRAIN Initiative (PDF, 300kB)(pdf, 356 KB)
The White House BRAIN Conference will announce progress since April 2013 when the President first announced this ambitious effort.  It will also highlight new commitments and investments by the Federal government, private sector companies, universities, and non-profit organizations in response to the President’s call to action.

From The White House remarks president brain initiative (PDF, 300kB)(pdf, 356 KB)

The White House BRAIN Conference will announce progress since April 2013 when the President first announced this ambitious effort. It will also highlight new commitments and investments by the Federal government, private sector companies, universities, and non-profit organizations in response to the President’s call to action.

Drs. Cori Bargmann and Bill Newsome, co-chairs of the NIH BRAIN working group, present the working group’s multi-year, scientific vision to the NIH Director’s Advisory Committee on June 5.

June 5, 2014
New report outlines initiative goals, budget, and timeline.