Blackwater’s breakthrough was to painstakingly train some of the world’s most complex computer software to better analyze fruit fly movements, including the ability to recognize specific behaviors such as courting. Graphing this kind of data used to involve manually converting and labeling it, frame by frame; now it’s a click of a button.

A lot of the basic science that’s needed to lead to new treatments and cures for neurological and psychiatric illnesses is paying off now.

In this video, Carney Institute Director Diane Lipscombe explains how she investigates calcium ion channels, the gate keepers of most of the signals that are essential for our brain and nervous system to function. She also shares what sparked her interest in science.

As we come to the end of another dynamic academic year, we at the Carney Institute for Brain Science would like to take a moment to congratulate the undergraduate class of 2019 and graduate students who will receive their diplomas this weekend.

For uniting engineers, data scientists, and others under one roof, director of the Carney Institute for Brain Science Diane Lipscombe is one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People of 2019.

One of the things that makes the brain so interesting is that the activity of the neurons is just as important as their shape. Neurons fire electric pulses at one another, and these electric pulses form the basis of how we process information every day. A group of neurons might look fine, but if they aren’t communicating properly, devastating cognitive issues can result.

The workshops culminated in several projects that used neural networks as design tools, and students said they gained an understanding of how to integrate artificial intelligence with art and design.

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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