BRAIN InitiativeThe White House's Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative is a research effort to revolutionize our understanding of the human mind and uncover new ways to treat, prevent, and cure brain disorders like Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, autism, epilepsy, and traumatic brain injury. NIH BRAIN Multi-Council Working Group Neuroethics DivisionNIH has established a neuroethics division of the BRAIN Multi-Council Working Group (MCWG). In broad terms, the workgroup will recommend overall approaches for how research programs like the NIH BRAIN Initiative might handle issues and problems involving ethics. The group is charged with:
BRAIN InitiativeWhite House Blog: BRAIN Initiative Challenges Researchers to Unlock Mysteries of Human Mind White House Fact Sheet: BRAIN Initiative White House Infographic: BRAIN Initiative DARPA Press Release on White House BRAIN Initiative NIH: Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative NSF Participates in White House BRAIN Initiative Related Information:DARPA Defense Science Office: Neuroscience NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research NSF Dear Colleague Letter - Accelerating Integrative Research in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science (AIR-NCS) NSTC Committee on Science Interagency Working Group on Neuroscience charter (PDF) National Alzheimer's Project Act OSTP 21st Century Grand Challenges Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues President's Executive Order - Improving Access to Mental Health Services for Veterans, Service Members, and Military Families Private Sector PartnersAllen Institute for Brain Science: BRAIN Initiative Builds on Work of the Allen Institute for Brain Science Howard Hughes Medical Institute Kavli Foundation: The BRAIN Initiative Salk Institute for Biological Studies: News Release on BRAIN Initiative |