Posts by Former NIMH Director Thomas Insel about BRAIN Initiative
- Early BRAIN Breakthroughs
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By Thomas Insel on
Dr. Insel blogs about recent breakthroughs from the BRAIN Initiative, which show the promise of what we can accomplish with investment focused on new tool development to better understand and treat brain disorders.
- BRAIN Awareness
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By Thomas Insel on
March 16-22 is Brain Awareness Week, an opportunity to celebrate neuroscience. Dr. Insel talks about some exciting areas of research underway on the brain.
- BRAIN – Creating the Next Generation of Tools
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By Thomas Insel on
The BRAIN Working Group unveiled an extraordinary report last week, providing a 12-year roadmap for the development of a new generation of neuroscience tools. Dr. Insel discusses how their vision provides hope for preventing and treating brain diseases and disorders.
- New Views into the Brain
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By Thomas Insel on
Dr. Insel talks about how a powerful new brain imaging technique will make it possible for scientists to investigate the brain in in an entirely new way, offering a preview of what scientists hope to achieve with tools developed as a result of the new BRAIN initiative.