Pittsburgh’s skilled researchers will expand the boundaries of neuroscience with a new federal initiative
This past April, President Barack Obama announced a new research initiative “designed to revolutionize our understanding of the human brain” and, ultimately, to develop new treatments and cures for brain disorders such as autism and Alzheimer’s, as well as psychiatric illnesses and traumatic brain injuries.
Uniquely, this initiative involves not only the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, but partnerships with corporations, foundations and private research institutions. With an initial $100 million allocation and the promise of billions in new funding over the coming decade, the BRAIN initiative represents a tremendous opportunity for the Pittsburgh neuroscience community and the Pittsburgh region more generally.