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WELCOME
TO THE BROWN INSTITUTE
FOR BRAIN SCIENCE
Brown's Institute for Brain Science (BIBS) is a unique
interdisciplinary program formed to tackle one of the greatest mysteries
of man. The BIBS was designed to promote collaborative theoretical
and experimental study of the brain from the molecular to the behavioral
and cognitive level. It unites faculty who study the fundamental
mechanisms of nervous system function and those who seek to create
devices with brain-like functions that can assist mankind. The faculty
are also committed to translating fundamental knowledge for the
diagnosis and treatment of the devastating effects of disease and
trauma of the nervous system. The Institute for Brain Science's research
pursuits fall within the framework of the following six general
questions:
Each of these questions addresses a fundamental issue in Brain Science.
Brown is a leader in each and offers exceptional training and coursework
for those interested in pursuing careers in Brain Science. The scale
of this program is impressive. It includes more than 90 faculty
and hundreds of students at the undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral
level. It includes 11 departments: in the life sciences- Biology & Medicine, Clinical Neuroscience, Cognitive and Linguistic
Science, Neuroscience, Psychiatry & Human Behavior, and Psychology;
in the physical sciences- Applied Mathematics, Computer Science,
Engineering, Philosophy, and Physics.
"We had dreamed for years of an institution of independent scientists, working together...joined by the desire...to understand the region as a whole,.. and to lend one another the strength of that understanding."
Norbert Wiener 1948 Cybernetics pp. 8-9
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