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NIH and Center for Advancing Innovation Launch Neuro Start-Up Challenge
Guest post by Kayt Sukel The mission of the National Institutes of Health is to “seek fundamental knowledge and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health,...
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From the Archives: Funding Scientific Research
Leon Cooper in 2007. Photo by Kenneth C. Zirkel More than 16 years ago, Cerebrum published an essay by Leon Cooper, Nobel prize-winning physicist and a member of the executive committee of the Dana...
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NIH Neuro Start-Up Challenge Winners Announced
Guest post by Kayt Sukel Late last year, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) partnered with the Center for Advancing Innovation (CAI), a non-profit group specializing in technology transfer, and...
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From Birth to Two: the Neuroscience of Infant Development
Photo courtesy of AAAS “There are many misconceptions about child development,” said Pat Levitt, Provost Professor at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California at the latest...
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Tackling the Issue of CTE in Sports
With another football season on the horizon, coupled with last week’s induction of legendary linebacker Junior Seau into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the controversial topic of chronic traumatic...
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NIMH Director Thomas Insel Moves to Google Life Sciences
guest post by Kayt Sukel Earlier this week, the neuroscience community learned that Dr. Thomas Insel, director of the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH), member of the Dana Alliance’s...
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Joshua Gordon Named New Head of NIMH
Guest Post by Kayt Sukel In late July, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it had finally completed its nearly year-long search for a new director of the National Institute of Mental...
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Public Event: The Anxious Brain
Phobias are the most common mental disorders in the United States, affecting about 10% of all adults, and many of them can be highly debilitating. They are a type of anxiety disorder, defined by a...
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Progress in BRAIN Initiative Research
President Barack Obama fist-bumps the robotic arm of Nathan Copeland during a tour at the White House Frontiers Conference at the University of Pittsburgh, Oct. 13, 2016. (Official White House Photo by...
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National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week: Jan. 23-29
Every year, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) creates initiatives to raise awareness about drug and alcohol abuse in the US. Today, until January 29, is officially “National Drug and Alcohol...
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Sleep Awareness Week Interview with Clifford Saper
Image: Shutterstock Who wouldn’t enjoy an extra hour or two of sleep before climbing out of bed and getting ready for work? A good night’s rest, or lack thereof, not only contributes to the following...
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Neuroscience and Society: The Opioid Epidemic
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/opioids/index.html “We’ve moved from an epidemic to a crisis” in opioid abuse in the United States, said Daniel...
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Sound Health: Shaping Our Children’s Lives Through Music Engagement
For the second year, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts spent a weekend exploring the connections between music, the brain, and humanity. A...
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