News & Press Releases

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New ‘Mind Your Mind’ Guide to Protecting Brain Data Published for Brain Awareness Week 2026

The guide was developed by the EBRAINS Ethics and Society Committee, in collaboration with the International Brain Initiative, on the occasion of Brain Awareness Week 2026.

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How the brain encodes uncertainty

Everyday decisions – from crossing a street to recognising a face – depend not only on what we perceive, but also on how confident we are in that perception.

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EBRAINS welcomes University of Helsinki as new full member

EBRAINS is pleased to announce that the University of Helsinki has joined the EBRAINS AISBL as a full member.

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International Women's Day 2026: Celebrating the contributions of women in neuroscience and digital research

On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the contributions of women in neuroscience and digital research.

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New mouse brain atlas shows how the brain develops

With a brain atlas, you can dive into the mouse brain digitally. Now it has become even more exciting than before. Researchers have developed a new brain atlas in 4D.

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Deadline for EBRAINS Roadmap Proposals Extended to 15 March

Due to multiple requests, the submission deadline for proposals to the EBRAINS Roadmap has been extended to 23:59 CET on 15 March 2026.

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New Marmoset Brain Atlas added to EBRAINS

The Marmoset Brain Atlas is a new open-access 3D resource designed to help researchers navigate the common marmoset brain with high precision.

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Interview with EBRAINS CSO Viktor Jirsa: “The EBRAINS Roadmap is a shared vision and implementation plan for the next decade of neuroscience in Europe”

In this interview, EBRAINS Chief Science Officer Viktor Jirsa answers common questions about the EBRAINS 10-Year Roadmap, and invites you to contribute.

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Ultrafast nanolasers mimic how the brain imagines unseen parts of the world

A new study fostered by EBRAINS has demonstrated how networks of spiking nanolasers could emulate a key principle of brain function: to imagine things that we cannot directly perceive by sampling from internal models of the world.

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From brains to AI: a new theory of learning through time

A new study published in Nature Communications presents a theory of how the brain can learn complex temporal patterns such as speech, music or movement.

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EBRAINS welcomes Pompeu Fabra University as new associate member

EBRAINS is pleased to announce that Pompeu Fabra University has joined the EBRAINS AISBL as an associate member.

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EBRAINS joins the European Partnership for Brain Health to support research infrastructure coordination

EBRAINS has joined the European Partnership for Brain Health as an associate partner, contributing its expertise in digital research infrastructure to one of the largest brain health initiatives worldwide.

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