Neuroscience
Exploring the brain and neural systems
What can we discover about the brain by looking at data in new ways? How do we observe and measure the brain? How do cells in the brain respond to change? We are inspired by scientists using innovative tools and techniques to generate new knowledge about the nervous system at many levels – from single cells and circuits to the whole brain. Their efforts are shedding light on how brains develop and adapt, and revealing mechanisms that underlie memory, behavior, and resilience.
Explore selected areas of neuroscience supported by The Kavli Foundation.
Neuroscience News
Explore the latest news, events, and discoveries from our neuroscience community
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Stories of discovery and connection
Apr 15, 2026
Neuroscience
As ocean temperatures rise, a crab’s neural circuit reveals how life at the edge endures or fails.
Mar 25, 2026
Unlocking new insights from open data in neuroscience
Dec 15, 2025
As the study of neurobiology and changing ecosystems takes shape, scientists reflect on what it will take to build a science fit for the future.
Nov 18, 2025
Neuroscience
AI is altering how scientists study the brain
Oct 20, 2025
An initiative to explore how nervous systems function and evolve in dynamic natural environments
Sep 03, 2025
The Kavli Foundation supports inaugural Scialog®: Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems Awards
Jun 11, 2025
Neuroscience
Gaby Maimon takes the helm of the Kavli Neural Systems Institute at Rockefeller University
Jun 04, 2025
Neuroscience
The Kavli Foundation and Society for Neuroscience partner on Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems training series
Dec 16, 2024
Kavli Institute for Neuroscience at Yale Celebrates 20 Years
Dec 11, 2024
Kavli Neuroscience Institutes
- Kavli Institute for Brain and MindUniversity of California, San Diego, and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies
- Kavli Institute for Brain ScienceColumbia University
- Kavli Institute for Fundamental NeuroscienceUniversity of California, San Francisco
- Kavli Institute for NeuroscienceYale University
- Kavli Institute for Systems NeuroscienceNorwegian University of Science and Technology
- Kavli Neural Systems InstituteRockefeller University
- Kavli Neuroscience Discovery InstituteJohns Hopkins University
Partnerships
- Society for Neuroscience
- Federation of European Neuroscience Societies
- Allen Discovery Center for Neurobiology in Changing Environments
- Brain Initiative Alliance
- FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence
- FutureHouse
- Grass Foundation
- Marine Biological Laboratory
- National Science Foundation
- Neurodata Without Borders
- Research Corporation for Science Advancement
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.
Neuroscience 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