Neuroscience Research and Technology
Congressional Briefing Highlights BRAIN Initiative Research on Addiction
The Congressional Neuroscience Caucus briefing allowed members of Congress and their staff to learn about the profound impact of the NIH BRAIN Initiative on addiction research and featured a BRAIN Initiative study participant who directly benefited from deep brain stimulation as a chronic pain treatment.
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.
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.
Explore the 2024 BRAIN Initiative Photo and Video Contest winners and 2025 BRAIN Initiative Calendar
This year’s recap article of the 2024 BRAIN Initiative Photo and Video Contest covers the exciting neuroscience research showcased and commemorates 10 years of BRAIN Initiative science.
BRAIN Initiative Alliance Toolmakers Newsletter – Fall 2024
Have you read the latest BRAIN Initiative Alliance newsletter? BRAIN scientists are invited to share their tools with the scientific community in the Toolmakers Newsletter. These newsletters spotlight BRAIN Initiative investigators with tools, technologies, or theories ready for distribution to the research community to advance neurotechnology.
BRAIN-funded researchers improve noninvasive brain-computer interface neurotechnology
Researchers integrate transcranial focused ultrasound with brain-computer interface (BCI) to precisely target parts of the brain and enhance BCI performance.
Fruit fly brain map and wiring diagram: A major milestone for neuroscience
An international scientific team unveils a comprehensive neural map of an adult Drosophila melanogaster brain. The BRAIN-funded studies detail more than 50 million connections across 140,000 neurons and appear in nine papers in the journal Nature.
Register Now for the NIH BRAIN NeuroAI Workshop
Join us at the upcoming hybrid NIH BRAIN NeuroAI Workshop on November 12 and 13, with virtual access to in-person panels and discussions at the NIH Campus in Bethesda, MD.
BRAIN-funded study finds self-adjusting brain pacemaker may help reduce Parkinson’s disease symptoms
A small feasibility study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that an implanted device regulated by the body’s brain activity could provide continual and improved treatment for the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD) in certain people with the disorder.