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What are nootropics and how do they work?
Nootropics include a large host of substances that affect and enhance the way the brain works.
  • BrainFacts/SfN
New Discoveries in Brain Technology: The Potential of the BRAIN Initiative
Watch this discussion on the discoveries and possibilities of the BRAIN Initiative.
  • BrainFacts/SfN
  • 62 min
Mysteries of the Brain: Searching for Answers
For more than a century, scientists have studied the brain, and yet, there is still so much about it that remains a mystery.
  • National Science Foundation
The NEI Audacious Goals Initiative: Developing New Treatments for Eye Disease
Learn about the National Eye Institute’s effort to restore vision in difficult-to-treat eye diseases.
  • National Eye Institute
  • 4 min
Can Brain Science Help Promote Good Health?
Can imaging tell us if scary labels on cigarette packages prompt smokers to quit? Researchers look for signs that might track how persuasive psychological and social interventions will be.
  • The Dana Foundation
Mapping the Way Forward for Brain Research
To fully appreciate brain function, scientists are studying what’s going on in various brain regions, and how these regions connect and communicate.
  • BrainFacts/SfN
Macular Degeneration: Searching for a Treatment
As the world population ages, cases of macular degeneration are likely to rise. Studies are examining ways to slow the disease and help patients regain sight.
  • BrainFacts/SfN
Funding Research with Ice Buckets and Coffee Money
The cost of sustaining vital research on brain diseases may be more than we’re willing to pay, but less than we imagine.
  • BrainFacts/SfN
Consciousness and the Brain
Every ten years the scientific study of consciousness passes a milestone. A decade ago the milestone was the publication of Chrisof Koch's book "Quest for Consciousness" (2004).
DABI Members Win Kavli Prize for Neuroscience
For the star-studded cast who made up two panels at this year’s Kavli Prize award ceremony at the World Science Festival in New York City today...
  • The Dana Foundation
Global Neuroscience Projects

Exciting neuroscience research initiatives are being developed all over the world. These efforts will lead to a greater understanding of how the brain functions and how it can become injured or diseased. 

  • BrainFacts/SfN
U.S. BRAIN Initiative
The Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative will enable federal agencies and private-sector partners to develop tools and plans to accelerate discoveries and improve health.
  • BrainFacts/SfN
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