The Art of the BRAIN: Snapshots from the 2024 Contest
Posted on December 11th, 2024
The 2024 Show Us Your BRAINs! Photo & Video Contest delivered some extraordinary images created by this year’s winners. Check out the images, winners and the tools used to create their submissions.
NIH-funded Scientists Identify 97 Previously Unknown Regions of the Brain
Posted on July 27th, 2016
The Office of Science and Technology Policy at the White House co-wrote a blog with NINDS and NIMH that highlights advancements from the NIH Human Connectome Project and the BRAIN Initiative.
Fast and Slow: Learning How the Brain Controls Movement
Posted on May 3rd, 2016
This discovery helps to explain the systematic slowing of movement in patients with Parkinson’s disease and could pave the way for new interventions.
Scientists Map Brain’s ‘Thesaurus’ to Help Decode Inner Thoughts
Posted on April 27th, 2016
Neuroimaging reveals detailed semantic maps across human cerebral cortex.
Allen Institute Releases Powerful New Data on the Aging Brain and Traumatic Brain Injury
Posted on April 26th, 2016
Latest data release also includes significant updates to Allen Cell Types Database and Allen Mouse Brain Connectivity Atlas.
Neural Roots of Curiosity Explored
Posted on April 25th, 2016
How does the intense desire to know take shape in the brain? Simons Society Junior Fellow Jennifer Bussell is designing experiments to study that question.
International Brain Projects Considered
Posted on April 22nd, 2016
Dozens of scientists from around the world gathered in Baltimore this month to discuss ideas for ambitious global neuroscience projects.
Neuroscience Research into Dyslexia Leads to ‘Brainprints’
Posted on April 15th, 2016
Project aimed at predicting reading problems yields unexpected benefits in biometrics.
Learning How the Brain Recovers from Disruptions
Posted on April 14th, 2016
New research from scientists at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus suggests that the brain is organized into modules that work together to maintain critical functions.
Improved Brain Mapping Tool 20 Times More Powerful Than Previous Version
Posted on April 14th, 2016
Salk Institute scientists have developed a new reagent to map the brain’s complex network of connections that is 20 times more efficient than their previous version.