Human Brain Project

Thank you for following the Human Brain Project!

10 years of an incredible adventure, an outstanding collaboration between 19 countries and 150 institutions with a common passion for brain research.

Last week, the HBP formally completed its 10-year runtime as an EU-funded FET Flagship.

What we proudly achieved is already changing the course of brain sciences, surgery, technology and ethics.

One major achievement is the open source availability of our research on the EBRAINS research infrastructure. Our work as a consortium is available on https://www.ebrains.eu/

Our adventure continues on EBRAINS, and we look forward to seeing you there!

Would you like to present your research at the 2023? Make sure to submit your poster abstract!

The selection committee will award a prize to the two best abstracts in two categories:

· Neuroscientific and medical research
· Methodical developments and technology

The winners will have the opportunity to present their research to the audience of the Summit in a 10-minute plenary talk.

Just a few weeks left to submit: https://summit2023.humanbrainproject.eu/abstracts/

We’re thrilled to announce that registration for the 2023 is open!

The Summit will highlight the excellent scientific achievements of the Human Brain Project at the point when the ten-year Flagship project approaches its conclusion (in September 2023) and the legacy that it will leave for the brain research community.

The theme “Achievements and future of digital brain research” has been chosen to mark a special moment in the HBP, when we look at all our scientific achievements and the future of the EBRAINS Research Infrastructure.

We hope to see you in Marseille from 28-31 March!

More details here: https://summit2023.humanbrainproject.eu/

Researchers from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid supported by the Human Brain Project were able for the first time to identify the origin, intranuclear distribution, and size of all types of axon terminals present in a cognitive nucleus of the thalamus.

The results may help to clarify the mechanisms of important brain functions, as well as to develop advanced computational models of the brain’s “neural wiring”.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3VBOvza

Would you like to contribute to shaping the course of neuroscience?

The 3rd version of the position paper on the vision for the coming decade of digital brain research has just been published!

Researchers worldwide are invited to contribute to the paper by submitting comments or adding their names to the list of supporters.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3UIKs3R

The Human Brain Project's human brain atlas includes maps of more brain areas than ever identified before and integrates multimodal data in one anatomical reference space, providing an invaluable tool for neuroimaging and diagnosis.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3TCBpA9

When a sensory stimulus reaches our brain, it doesn’t drop in calm waters - brains are always agitated with spontaneous activity.

Like a surfer, the stimulus has to catch the right wave of activity at the right time to emerge into consciousness.

Right in between two waves is the perfect time to do so, argue Giovanni Rabuffo and Pierpaolo Sorrentino of the Human Brain Project.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3tbWWF8

To understand how our brain works, there is no getting around investigating how different brain regions are connected with each other by nerve fibres.

In the most recent issue of Science Magazine, researchers of the Human Brain Project review the current state of the field, provide insights on how the brain’s connectome is structured on different spatial scales – from the molecular and cellular to the macro level – and evaluate existing methods and future requirements for understanding the connectome’s complex organisation.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3sWxd39

Human Brain Project researchers have trained a large-scale model of the primary visual cortex of the mouse to solve visual tasks in a highly robust way. The model provides the basis for a new generation of neural network models.

Due to their versatility and energy-efficient processing, these models can contribute to advances in neuromorphic computing.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3T0Gjqg

Tomorrow is , and to mark the occasion, we’ve curated a selection of news items, publications, and partnering projects that highlight the Human Brain Project's commitment to stroke research.

See the selection here: https://bit.ly/3SLQj6P

To mark , we’ve curated a selection of news items, publications, and partnering projects that highlight the Human Brain Project's commitment to research on depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions.

Take a look at the selection here: https://bit.ly/3RQV7Hv

A study by Human Brain Project researchers identifies a new marker for predicting the clinical outcome of patients of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) through magnetoencephalography.

This marker can be measured in the brain during its resting state and highlights the importance of brain flexibility for ALS patients.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3Csj1of