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FEATURE

Defending the Brain

Across the university, our minds are top of mind. Read more in Duke Magazine's Fall '23 issue featuring several DIBS faculty and research

EDUCATION

Trading Backpacks for Lab Coats

High school students become neuroscientists at Duke

IMPACT

Gratitude in Mind

$1M Gift for Neuroscience Teaching Honors Len White's Inspirational Advising

RESEARCH

One Simple Brain Hack Might Boost Learning and Improve Mental Health

Curiosity supercharges people’s memory for paintings they saw while pretending to be an art thief

ENGAGEMENT

Stroke Survivors’ Resilience Captured by Duke Clinician’s Documentary

Speech-language pathologist Jamila Minga researches an underdiagnosed communication disorder brought on by strokes

Connecting Minds • Advancing Neuroscience • Improving Lives

The Duke Institute for Brain Sciences (DIBS) provides a vibrant hub for neuroscience research, education, and community engagement, promoting interdisciplinary brain science and translating discoveries into solutions for health and society.

Learn more about our vision, mission, and goals

Research

We serve as a vital hub for researchers representing multiple disciplines related to neuroscience — by offering educational opportunities, funding programs, research center support, and ground-breaking resources for advancing brain sciences at Duke.

Research

Education

Our goal is to provide exceptional interdisciplinary education and professional development opportunities to learners at all levels, equipping them to pursue challenging and rewarding careers in academia, industry, government, or the non-profit sector.

Education

Engagement

Our outreach activities help increase diversity among neuroscientists by exposing students from diverse socioeconomic and racial/ethnic backgrounds to neuroscience at a young age, demystifying brain science, and providing role models for young people.

Engagement

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News

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Featured Duke brain scientist

Check out more profiles on the people behind the lab coats at DIBS here

See what we're up to at the Institute for Brain Sciences

Ultra-Sharp Brain Scan

A technology 40-years in the making at Duke yielded the highest resolution MRI ever captured of a mouse brain. Read the full story here.

Autism Screening App

Seed grants from DIBS helps facilitate innovative and interdisciplinary collaborations, such as the autism screening app developed by psychologist Geri Dawson and engineer Guillermo Sapiro.

Right Hemisphere Strokes

Speech-language pathologist and DIBS member J amila Minga's mission is to raise awareness of right-hemisphere brain damage, which often stems from a stroke, resulting in subtle but significant communication impairments. Read more about her work here.

Watch more videos about our visionary research here