Welcome to the Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind

KIBM researchers bridge disciplinary boundaries to further our understanding of the origins, evolution and mechanisms of human cognition, from the brain's physical and biochemical machinery to the experiences and behaviors we call the mind.

We support innovative research in the La Jolla area through grants to teams of investigators working on problems at the boundaries of our current knowledge about brain and mind. In the past seven years we have granted 69 awards totaling over $2 million dollars to investigators at UCSD, the Salk Institute of Biological Studies, the Neurosciences Research Institute, and the Scripps Research Institute. Pilot data from the first five years of our innovative research grants have led to several large awards to labs at UCSD and Salk to further investigate autism spectrum disorders, cystinosis, neurogenesis, and learning.

We have hosted and co-sponsored numerous events, workshops and seminars in La Jolla to increase connections between investigators in various disciplines, disseminate interesting science to the public, and enhance our efforts to bridge brain and mind research in the scientific community.

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News & Events

Nick Spitzer elected to the National Academy of Sciences

April 30, 2013

KIBM Director, Nick Spitzer, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

Save the Date

May 4, 2013

The 2013 INC Cognitive Neuroscience Retreat and KIBM Spring Symposium will be on Saturday, May 4, 2013.
Registration now open:
http://2013springretreat.eventbrite.com/

Daniel Siegel Seminar

April 8, 2013, noon
CNCB Auditorium

Mindfulness, Mindsight and the Brain: What is Mind and Mental Heath?

Co-sponsored by KIBM and SEEC.

BRAIN Initiative

April 2, 2013

President Obama announces the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative - video and transcript.

Bill Newsome
KIBM Distinguished Visitor

Seminar:
March 13, 2013, 2pm
CNCB Auditorium
Rethinking gating: selective integration of sensory signals through network dynamics

Public Talk:
March 14, 2013, noon
NSB Auditorium
Neuroscience, explanation, and the problem of free will