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The NIH Toolbox provides brief, easy-to-administer tests of motor, cognitive, sensory and emotional function that can be used by researchers and…
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In situ hybridization data for six genes in the hippocampus at 48 months. Credit: The Allen InstituteThe Allen Institute for Brain Science (Seattle, Washington) was contracted to conduct a high throughput analysis of gene expression in the developing Rhesus macaque brain. Under a subcontract, the University of California Davis provided Rhesus macaque brain tissue for…
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A Cre driver mouse brain with tamoxifen-inducible reporter gene expression in various brain regions.A Blueprint-Funded resource, the design, creation, and characterization of Cre-recombinase-expressing ("Cre-Driver") mouse lines on the C57B1/6 background, which can be used to drive expression of reporter genes and conditional-ready alleles in the mouse nervous system. More than 100 novel Cre Driver lines are available along with a recombinase-expression profile for each…
The NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research supports both large-scale scientific programs and smaller research projects, which are catalyzing cross-cutting research with the potential to transform our basic understanding of the brain and our approaches to treating brain disorders. Explore Blueprint’s scientific research areas below.
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Blueprint MedTech
The overarching goal of the Blueprint MedTech program is to accelerate patient access to groundbreaking, safe, and effective medical devices. The program will provide…
Launched in 2009 as a Blueprint Grand Challenge, the NIH Human Connectome Project (HCP) is an ambitious effort to map the neural pathways that underlie human brain function. The overarching purpose of the Project is to…
Susan A. Slaugenhaupt, Ph.D.
Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Department of Neurology, Molecular Neurogenetics Unit
Center for Human Genetic Research
Massachusetts General Hospital
Paul J. Kenny, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics
Experimental Therapeutics Institute
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Eolas Therapeutics
The NIH Office of the Director and these NIH Institutes and Centers participate in the NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research:
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative…
Thursday, April 08, 2021
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STARTneuro designed to support and mentor transfer students from underrepresented backgrounds.
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Thursday, April 08, 2021
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Study findings may help explain patients' poor concentration and other cognitive symptoms that accompany sinusitis.
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Thursday, May 20, 2021
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The BRAIN Multi-Council Working Group, which works to ensure a coordinated and focused effort on BRAIN across NIH, will hold a virtual meeting on Thursday, May 20, 2021. This meeting will include a joint session with the…