OneNeuro Initiative

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From molecules to the mind

We are standing on the verge of a revolutionary shift in neuroscience where science and technology are poised to unravel the complexities of the brain and mind, bringing insight into the deepest mysteries of who we are and solving some of the most intractable health issues we face.

Understanding how the brain gives rise to the mind is the most compelling mystery of our time. The OneNeuro Initiative aims to build a university-wide neuroscience community to unite, promote collaboration, and engage the diverse minds and vast resources at Johns Hopkins University to understand the brain – from molecules to mind.

Approximately 100 billion neurons, forming distinct molecular combinations and permutations of interconnectivity, are the structural basis by which billions of neuronal circuits intertwine to constitute the brain. The essence of being human – memories, emotions, intelligence, language, indeed the mind, and everything that defines who we are – emerges from these complex circuits. Robust as this complexity may appear, subtle disruption of the brain’s molecular function or circuit processing can lead to neurological and psychiatric disorders.

Johns Hopkins University is pioneering unique interdisciplinary approaches to understand the brain, develop successful treatments to prevent and cure brain diseases, and optimize brain function. Understanding the brain from molecules to mind will require collaboration between disciplines that study the brain and the mind, including neuroscience, engineering, computer science, cognitive and psychological sciences, and clinical research.

The OneNeuro Initiative is poised to unite Johns Hopkins’s vast neuroscience community to serve a common visionary goal: the complete understanding of the brain and mind in health and disease. It brings together five core institutional partners to amplify and accelerate collaborations and educational excellence. They include the School of Medicine, the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Whiting School of Engineering, the Bloomberg School of Public Health, and the Applied Physics Laboratory.

INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY IS CREATING A UNIQUE INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO UNDERSTAND THE BRAIN, FROM MOLECULES TO THE MIND, AND TO DEVELOP SUCCESSFUL TREATMENTS TO PREVENT AND CURE BRAIN DISEASE, AND OPTIMIZE BRAIN FUNCTION

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