There's a mental health crisis and Carnegie Mellon is uniquely equipped to help solve the problem.
Brain disorders are the leading cause of disability with millions over the age of 65 suffering from Alzheimer's and dementia. Sixteen million Americans experience major depression each year, and 75 percent of brain disorders begin before the age of 25.
To help stem this mental health epidemic Carnegie Mellon has launched
BrainHubSM, a global research initiative that will bring together CMU's strengths in computer science, neuroscience, psychology and engineering. The initiative aims to help develop a better understanding of the brain's structure and function - why we do the things we do - and to create new tools to accelerate discovery and reduce the human and economic costs of brain disorders.
At the program launch this week,
Tom Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health, said the brain is, without question, the "hot topic of the decade." He said the future of the National Institutes of Health's BRAIN (
Brain
Research through
Advancing
Innovative
Neurotechnologies) Initiative relies on bringing the physical sciences, engineering, psychology and computer science together with neuroscience.
"I firmly believe this is the right place to make that happen," Insel said.
Town Hall Meeting, Sept. 3
To further discuss BrainHub, Interim Provost
Nathan Urban will host a Town Hall meeting from 4-5 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 3 at the Tepper School of Business, Room 322. (Room 322 is in the old GSIA part of the Tepper School.)
Learn more about BrainHub. |
Watch videos of the event.
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