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. 2015 Dec 15;26(25):4539-40.
doi: 10.1091/mbc.E15-06-0348.

What cell biologists should know about the National Institutes of Health BRAIN Initiative

Thomas R Insel  1 , Walter Koroshetz  2
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What cell biologists should know about the National Institutes of Health BRAIN Initiative

Thomas R Insel et al. Mol Biol Cell. .

Abstract

The BRAIN (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) Initiative is an ambitious project to develop innovative tools for a deeper understanding of how the brain functions in health and disease. Early programs in the National Institutes of Health BRAIN Initiative focus on tools for next-generation imaging and recording, studies of cell diversity and cell census, and integrative approaches to circuit function. In all of these efforts, cell biologists can play a leading role.

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