Millions of people in the United States are suffering from substance use disorder. Approximately 60,000 people nationwide are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease each year. A Brown University undergraduate student is on a mission to understand the link between substance use disorder and Parkinson’s disease in an attempt to meet the country’s growing health care needs.

For one week each March, we celebrate all things brain! Brain Awareness Week, which is happening March 15 - 21 this year, is a global campaign to foster public enthusiasm and support for brain science. And the brain is an easy thing to get excited about!

The Cognitive Neuroscience Society has named two scientists affiliated with the Carney Institute for Brain Science recipients of the 2021 Young Investigator Awards.

How do you show love to someone? Maybe you give them a hug or a kiss, or perhaps you buy them a special gift? Maybe you listen to them when they have something they want to say, or perhaps you affirm their feelings and perceptions?

What is computational brain science? The term “computation” is invoked so much these days that one might mistake it for brain science writ large.

Six scientists affiliated with the Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science have received innovation awards from the institute to take risks and test bold ideas.

Scientists at Brown University have developed an important new resource for the research community to help develop new treatments for CLN2 disease.

As we enter the final stretch of the year, we — members of the BrainExPo Selection Committee — are truly excited to announce the launch of BrainExPo, a seminar series organized by postdocs for postdocs. The program will kick off in January 2021, and it will bring advanced postdoctoral researchers from around the world to present their innovative research at the Carney Institute for Brain Science and Brown University.

Dr. Mohamed Sherif, a psychiatrist and computational neuroscientist at Brown University, has developed a computer model of a brain region involved in memory and formation of beliefs that can help pave the way for treatments for schizophrenia.

The Society for NeuroEconomics honored Oriel FeldmanHall, Manning Assistant Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences at Brown University, with their Early Career Award at the society’s virtual annual meeting in October.

A new study is the first to reveal specific brain compounds that signal emotional wellness in healthy people.

Brain diseases plague patients across the globe. Neurodegenerative diseases, for instance, already affect millions of people worldwide. And as populations are aging and living longer, the burden of these diseases is rapidly increasing.

Cell Press has named Carlos Aizenman, professor of neuroscience at Brown University, one of 100 inspiring Hispanic/Latinx scientists in America.