NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research
NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research
A collaborative framework that includes the NIH Office of the Director and 12 NIH Institutes and Centers that support research on the nervous system.
About
The NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research is a collaborative framework that includes the NIH Office of the Director together with NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices that support research on the nervous system. By pooling resources and expertise, Blueprint identifies cross-cutting areas of research and confronts challenges too large for any single Institute or Center.
Since its inception in 2004, Blueprint has supported the development of new research initiatives, training opportunities, and tools and resources to assist the neuroscience community.
Mission
The NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research aims to accelerate transformative discoveries in brain function in health, aging, and disease.
Participating Institutes, Centers, and Offices
The NIH Office of the Director and these NIH Institutes and Centers participate in the NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research:
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
- National Eye Institute (NEI)
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
- National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
- Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
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