Launching of the Human Brain Project (HBP)

Launching of The Brain Initiative

Markus Gabriel coined the term "Neucentrism" at his book "I am not a Brain"

Why People Choose Coke Over Pepsi: How Our Brains Create Our Consumer Experience, by Mlodinow

Self-Knowledge and Self-Identity, by Sidney Shoemaker

Quote by James D. Watson

Completion of the Human Genome Project

Thomas Insel appointed head of the new life sciences unit of Alphabet

Harvard Medical School landmark report

The Second Treatise of Government, by John Locke

Passions of the Soul, by René Descartes

De Anima, by Aristotle

Essay Concerning Human Understanding, by John Locke

NeuroX

Invention of fMRI

Discovery of Mirror Neurons

Out of Our Heads: Why You Are Not Your Brain, by Alva Nöe

The Encultured Brain, by Greg Downey and Daniel H. Lende

First appearance of the term cultural neuroscience

Social Neuroscience, by John T. Cacioppo and Gary Berntson

Foundation of the Society for Social Neuroscience

Appearance of the term neuroanthropology in the Dictionary of Anthropology

Neuroanthropology vs. Cultural Neuroscience

The Pharma-Psych Nexus

Synthetization of Chlorpromazine

The Epigenetics Revolution, by Nessa Carey

The search for treatment-specific biomarkers

Neurodiversity

Mental Patients' Union

The Rise of the Neuronovel, by Marco Roth

Enduring Love, by Ian McEwan

Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert L. Stevenson

Dracula, by Bram Stoker

Thinks... by David Lodge

Galatea 2.2, by Richard Powers

Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein

Matters of the Heart: History, Medicine, and Emotion, by Fay Bound Alberti

Total Recall

Blade Runner

Johnny Mnemonic

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Being Brains: Making The Cerebral Subject, by Fernando Vidal and Francisco Ortega

Being Brains: Making The Cerebral Subject
To Begin With
Chap. 1: Genealogy of the Cerebral Subject
Chap. 2: Disciplines of the Neuro
Chap. 2: Neuroaesthetics
Chap. 2: The Neurodisciplines of Culture
Chap. 3: Cerebralizing Distress
Chap. 4: Brains on Paper
Chap. 4: Brains on Screen
Other works, books and talks by Vidal and Ortega
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The Decade of the Brain

01/01/1990 (Circa)31/12/1999 (Circa)View on timeline


"It is no news that since the 'Decade of the Brain' of the 1990s, the brain has become a major focus of attention."


“(...) Starting in the following decade, that focus became itself the object of considerable interest to scholars in human sciences such as anthropology, disability studies, history, and sociology, who have delved into aspects of what has been variously called the ‘neural turn,’ the ‘neuro-turn,’ and the ‘neuroscientific turn.’ While these labels sometimes refer to academic developments in the human sciences themselves (for example, the appearance of neuroanthropology, neuroeducation, neurolaw, neurotheology, and others), they apply to a more widespread phenomenon. Neuroscientific research has attracted lavish funding in North America and Europe; the World Health Organization considers neurological conditions one of the greatest threats to public health; and while it still speaks of ‘mental health,’ successive directors of the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health, the world’s largest scientific organization in the area, have insisted that mental disorders must be understood and treated as brain disorders. Beyond research and the clinic, the brain and neuroscientific information form the core of a vast universe that ranges from crassly commercial enterprises to lofty metaphysical speculations. Within that universe, the undisciplined multiplication and the often comical abuse of the prefix neuro- are like the small signals that confirm the existence of a large-scale phenomenon.”

Vidal, Fernando and Ortega, Francisco. Being Brains: Making the Cerebral Subject (Forms of Living) (...

The “Decade of the Brain” (1990-1999), was an initiative involving the U.S. Library of Congress and...

The “Decade of the Brain” (1990-1999), was an initiative involving the U.S. Library of Congress and the National Institutes of Health to enhance public awareness of the benefits of studying the brain, is designated by U.S. President George H.W. Bush.

Over the years, our understanding of the brain—how it works, what goes wrong when it is injured or diseased—has increased dramatically. However, we still have much more to learn . Powerful microscopes, major strides in the study of genetics, and advanced brain imaging devices are giving physicians and scientists ever greater insight into the brain. Neuroscientists are mapping the brain’s biochemical circuitry, which may help produce more effective drugs for alleviating the suffering of those who have Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease. — George H.W. Bush

With these words, President Bush announced the beginning of the Decade of the Brain (DOB) in 1990.

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Obtained from: http://www.braininitiative.org/milestones/

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