Our second annual Undergraduate Practicum in Bioluminescence held at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in beautiful Woods Hole, Massachusetts, was a huge success!

Professor Diane Lipscombe, director of the Carney Institute, says that the importance of these Innovation Awards cannot be overstated. “They open up so many opportunities to catalyze great research into brain science, making Brown the best place in the world to discover, innovate, and develop new technologies,” says Lipscombe.

The Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame honors people who were born in, lived in, or worked in Rhode Island whose work or talents have brought the state into prominence, or who have contributed to the history and heritage of the state. Inductees are chosen by the Hall of Fame’s 25-member board of community leaders.

Jess Sevetson, Ph.D. candidate in neuroscience, explains how we can develop better treatments for brain damage by creating three-dimensional “mini-brains” the size of a grain of sand and exposing them to pathological conditions.

Taxes are an annual event, and may be uniquely aversive in any number of ways, but this example offers a window into a broader tendency we all share to different degrees.

Brain Science Institute moved to 164 Angell following $100 million donation.

Butler Hospital has been awarded a $12 million, five-year Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant for research that sheds light on neuropsychiatric disorders and their potential future health implications.

The 22nd Annual Mind Brain Research Day will be held on Tuesday, March 26, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., in Salomon Hall and Sayles Hall.

Researchers at Brown University’s Carney Institute for Brain Science have identified a defect in the motor circuit that may serve as an early signal of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

In honor of Women's History Month and International Women's Day, the Carney Institute invited Sheila E. Blumstein, an outstanding mentor and Brown University professor emerita, to reflect on the changes she witnessed during her 50-year career, as well as her many contributions to creating a more inclusive environment for women scientists.

Light therapy products, touted as treatments for seasonal affective disorder, are steadily on the rise.

Considerably more work remained before the discovery would be formally announced with publication in the journal Neuron in the fall of 2017, but the goal was in sight.

Odors have long been used by animals as cues to navigate their environment, but little is known about the neural mechanisms behind the creation of odor memories. Using genetic tagging, a recent study co-authored by Alexander Fleischmann, a neuroscientist at Brown University, identifies specific populations of neurons in the olfactory cortex that are activated in this process.

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Major accomplishments of 2018

Bioluminescence Hub’s collaborative project allows for specialized labs, increased impact.

The researchers developed a computer simulation, in which digital rodents were given a choice of two levers, one of which was associated with the chance of getting a reward. The lever with the reward was the "correct" one, and the lever without was the "wrong" one.

Two decades ago, the Brown Brain Science Program was born through a pioneering grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, supporting graduate students with expertise in the physical sciences and mathematics to tackle problems in brain science. That program grew into the Brown Institute for Brain Science in 2009, which became in 2018 the Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science.

Brain scientists at Brown have bold aspirations. Those aspirations may change our fundamental understanding of the human brain and also transform what’s possible for treating brain-related disorders and diseases.

The VA Career Development Program was established to attract, develop, and retain talented scientists working to improve veteran, health, care, and quality of life.

Visit the UTRA webpage for general information and application instructions. Carney Institute​ UTRA awards follow all Brown University UTRA guidelines.