Neuroscience News

The 2022 BRAIN Initiative Show Us Your BRAINs! Photo and Video Contest is now open

Want to showcase your beautiful work? Our popular photo and video contest is back! Submissions are now open through April 20, 2022.  

In the neuroscience community, we often mention the beautiful hand drawings of Ramón y Cajal and their ability to capture the delicate details of  neurons and dendrites. Today’s innovative and ground-breaking technology continues to capture the wonder and complexity of the brain.  

Deadline extended to April 15 for applications to NIH innovation program to commercialize biomedical technologies

The Concept to Clinic: Commercializing Innovation Education Program is designed to help current BRAIN-funded investigators from a research institution or early-stage start-up better understand how to take their innovative technology and apply it to an unmet market need.  

Deadline extended to April 25 for BRAIN Initiative Challenge: Ethical Considerations of Brain Technologies

The 2nd annual BRAIN Initiative Challenge is an essay and video contest for high school students which seeks diverse perspectives on ethics surrounding emerging brain technologies.  

What would happen if humans could altogether stop the effects of aging on the brain? What if we could precisely map, record, and simulate the neural activity of memories? What if we could enhance brain function and intelligence?   

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