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Bigger BRAIN Initiative

Highlights of public funding for translational initiatives in 4Q17

February 22, 2018 9:12 PM UTC

The Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative is preparing to push projects in three areas past the pilot phase with $169 million in new NIH grants announced in 4Q17. The aim is to develop new tools to broaden understanding of brain function and neurological diseases.

NIH launched the BRAIN Initiative in 2013 to develop technologies to image and model living human brains, and techniques for manipulating brain activity in patients with neurological diseases. ...