Poster Excitement at the Annual BRAIN Initiative Investigators Meeting
Posted on May 9th, 2019
Why are people excited about the BRAIN Initiative? Watch this to find out!
5th Annual BRAIN Investigators Meeting
Posted on May 3rd, 2019
Did you miss out on the annual BRAIN Initiative Investigators meeting last month? Catch up here!
Congressional BRAIN Investigators Reception
Posted on April 23rd, 2019
The American Brain Coalition partnered with the Congressional Neuroscience Caucus last week for an evening reception bringing over 30 Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative-funded investigators to Capitol Hill. Three BRAIN Initiative leaders from NIH and NSF were among the attendees and provided thoughtful remarks. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, co-chair of the Congressional Neuroscience […]
Combining Psychiatry and Engineering Toward Treating Severe Mental Illness
Posted on April 23rd, 2019
Dr. Alik Widge, Psychiatrist and Biomedical Engineer at the University of Minnesota, outlines how BRAIN Initiative funding is driving major innovation in the psychiatric field.
Cheap, portable scanners could transform brain imaging. But how will scientists deliver the data?
Posted on April 17th, 2019
IEEE Brain Joins the BIA: Bolstering Technological Expertise in Neuroscience and Health Applications of Engineering
Posted on April 10th, 2019
The BRAIN (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) Initiative Alliance is excited to announce a new partnership with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Brain Initiative. BIA and IEEE have overlapping missions that will benefit from this collaboration. The main goal of the BRAIN Initiative is to accelerate neuroscience research through the development […]
The BRAIN Initiative Alliance Celebrates Brain Awareness Week
Posted on April 3rd, 2019
From studying the octopus’s brain to considering important neuroethical questions, the BIA engaged with the public (both in person and virtually) through various 2019 Brain Awareness Week activities.
Women in BRAIN: Interdisciplinary collaborations in neuroscience research made possible by the BRAIN Initiative
Posted on March 29th, 2019
As part of Women’s History Month, we highlight four inspiring female scientists and their exciting, innovative BRAIN-funded research.