NIH's BRAIN Initiative adds $220M in new awards

NIH said its Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative will fund more than 200 new awards totalling over $220 million. The awards will go to researchers investigating new tools and techniques to image the brain, developing brain-computer interface systems and non-invasive brain stimulation devices to treat neurological diseases, and looking for new non-addictive treatments for pain.

The new awards bring the 2018 funding support for the initiative to over $400 million, a 50% increase over FY17...