The Allen Institute is a leader in large-scale brain research and open, public sharing of data, tools and knowledge for scientists worldwide through brain-map.org.

IARPA sponsors several applied research programs that use multidisciplinary approaches to advance our understanding of cognition and computation in the brain.

After playing an important role in launching the BRAIN Initiative, The Kavli Foundation continues to support the Initiative through a variety of mechanisms.

As the NIH BRAIN Initiative approached its halfway point, a new Working Group of the Advisory Committee to the NIH Director, along with a Neuroethics Subgroup, assessed BRAIN’s progress and advances within the context of the original long-term scientific plan, BRAIN 2025: A Scientific Vision.

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.

The Simons Foundation’s mission is to advance the frontiers of research in mathematics and the basic sciences.

The IEEE Brain Initiative was formed in the fall of 2015 to create a technical community to facilitate cross-disciplinary collaboration and coordination to advance research, standardization, and development of engineering and technology to improve our understanding of the brain to treat diseases and to improve human condition.

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.

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 Dana Foundation is a private philanthropic organization dedicated to advancing neuroscience and society through education, training, and public engagement.

How do the brain’s neural networks store and process information? Related to the BRAIN Initiative, research at Janelia addresses fundamental questions such as this.