Dana Foundation
Posted on July 15th, 2021
The Dana Foundation is a private philanthropic organization dedicated to advancing neuroscience within society. Programmatic foci include areas such as neuroethics and neuroscience and law. Since its founding, the Foundation has appropriated almost $500 million for philanthropic purposes. Activities The Foundation pursues its mission through grants, partnerships, social outreach, and bidirectional engagement. Coordinated by the […]
International Neuroethics Society
Posted on June 7th, 2021
The International Neuroethics Society (INS) is a professional association of scientists, scholars, students, and practicing legal and health professionals who share an interest in the ethical issues emerging from brain research and the expanded understanding of the mind. INS members work in many disciplines, sectors and contexts. They examine and address some of the most […]
American Brain Coalition
Posted on June 7th, 2021
The American Brain Coalition (ABC) is a nonprofit umbrella organization comprised of over 100 of the United States’ leading professional neurological, psychological, and psychiatric associations and patient organizations, clinicians, researchers, academia, and industry. The ABC is a powerful voice for people with brain disorders bringing together organizations that represent concerned patients, families, and professionals. This […]
IEEE Brain
Posted on April 10th, 2019
Institute of Electrical Electronic Engineers (IEEE) is the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. IEEE has 39 Societies that provide benefits to members within specialized fields of interest (e.g., communications, magnetics, and power). IEEE also has 7 Technical Councils which consist of groups of Societies working together in […]
Simons Foundation
Posted on October 26th, 2016
The Simons Foundation’s mission is to advance the frontiers of research in mathematics and the basic sciences. Its Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain (SCGB) aims to expand our understanding of the role of internal brain processes in order to discover the nature, role and mechanisms of the neural activity associated with cognition. SCGB investigators […]
National Science Foundation
Posted on October 26th, 2016
NSF is uniquely positioned to foster BRAIN Initiative research by bringing together a wide range of scientific and engineering disciplines from national and international communities. NSF empowers those communities to cooperatively pursue and reveal the fundamental principles and processes underlying memories, thoughts and complex behaviors. The NSF BRAIN Initiative aims to generate an array of […]
National Institutes of Health
Posted on October 26th, 2016
The NIH component of the BRAIN Initiative is guided by its long-term scientific plan, BRAIN 2025: A Scientific Vision, which includes seven high-priority research areas. Scientific areas include discovering the diversity of brain cell types to determine their roles in health and disease, creating maps at multiple scales from synapses to the whole brain, imaging […]
The Kavli Foundation
Posted on October 26th, 2016
The Kavli Foundation played an important role in development of the US BRAIN Initiative, and continues to support the Initiative through a variety of mechanisms. Neurodata Without Borders While progress in modern science is enabled by data sharing, open exchange of data can be a challenge in neuroscience. In mid-2014, The Kavli Foundation, along with […]
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity
Posted on October 26th, 2016
As part of its mission to invest in high-risk, high-payoff research to tackle the most difficult challenges facing the Intelligence Community, IARPA sponsors several applied research programs that use multidisciplinary approaches to advance our understanding of cognition and computation in the brain. About IARPA The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) invests in high-risk, high-payoff […]
Food and Drug Administration
Posted on October 26th, 2016
FDA supports the BRAIN Initiative by enhancing the transparency and predictability of the regulatory landscape for neurological devices and assisting developers and innovators of medical. FDA remains committed to continuing its role under the BRAIN Initiative in making as transparent as possible the regulatory framework applicable to neurological devices and thereby helping to bring safe […]