What is consciousness? How does the brain develop? What drives behavior?
Using the latest tools, techniques and approaches, scientists are generating new knowledge about the brain at many levels, from single cells and circuits, to the whole brain. Their efforts are shedding light on how brains develop and change over time, and simultaneously unraveling the processes that underlie memory, behavior and even consciousness.
Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind
Neuroscience
University of California, San Diego, and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Kavli Institute for Neuroscience
Neuroscience
Yale University
Kavli Institute for Brain Science
Neuroscience
Columbia University
Kavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience
Neuroscience
University of California, San Francisco
Kavli Neural Systems Institute
Neuroscience
Rockefeller University
Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience
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Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute
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John Hopkins University
Neuroscience News
Explore the latest news, events, and discoveries from the field of neuroscience.
See All NewsThe Not-So-Secret Lives of Cells
Neuroscience
Newfound ways of peering into cells help researchers unlock the mysteries of the brain
Apr 05, 2021
One Million Brain Cells and Counting
Neuroscience Research Highlights
The amazing strides researchers have made in studying the brain
Mar 02, 2021
A New Kind of Biology for a New Century
Neuroscience Research Highlights
A fundamental shift is underway in the biological sciences, one that hinges on collaboration and big data
Feb 25, 2021
No Brain Untouched
Neuroscience Research Highlights
The astonishing animals brain researchers study to answer fundamental questions about the brain
Jan 07, 2021
Mathematics Drops Clues About the Brain and Mind
Neuroscience Profile
Sophisticated math and engineering can help advance our understanding of the brain
Dec 16, 2020
Sense and Sensibility
Neuroscience Research Highlights
When it comes to taste perception, mosquitoes don’t follow the same neural code as most other organisms
Nov 13, 2020
Mapping the Brain’s Cell Types and Connections
Neuroscience Profile
Understanding how the brain’s different cell types communicate may reveal how neural circuits work
Oct 30, 2020
Going Big
Neuroscience Research Highlights
Researchers go big, expanding their ideas, models and cells as they strive to understand the brain
Oct 14, 2020
Exploring the Brain’s Plasticity with Nematodes
Neuroscience Profile
Manipulating a tiny worm’s genes at the DNA level offers clues about how the human brain responds to injuries
Sep 30, 2020
Neurotechnology’s Rise
Neuroscience Research Highlights
Calls for a concerted effort to develop ethical guidelines for emerging neurotechnologies
Sep 10, 2020
Initiatives
To advance research in neuroscience, a field that converges with many scientific disciplines, we catalyze and enable initiatives to address the opportunities and challenges of this dynamic field.
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Partnerships
We support initiatives and pursue partnerships that advance science and help science and society move forward together.
- Society for Neuroscience
- Federation of European Neuroscience Societies
- FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence
- International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility
- International Brain Research Organization
- Global Neuroethics Summit
- Association for Psychological Science
- Cognitive Neuroscience Society
- Society for Neuroeconomics
- International Neuroethics Society
The Kavli Prize in Neuroscience
The Kavli Prize in Neuroscience is awarded for outstanding achievement in advancing our knowledge and understanding of the brain and nervous system, including molecular neuroscience, cellular neuroscience, systems neuroscience, neurogenetics, developmental neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, computational neuroscience, and related facets of the brain and nervous system.
Kavli Prize LaureatesNeuroscience is the science of the brain. The brain itself is the most complex and the most advanced product of nature and basic to the very existence of the human being.
- Fred Kavli