California Education Code

§ 92985.5

EDC § 92985.5 Effective Jun 20, 2014Div. 9 · Title 3 · Part 57 · Ch. 15

Statute text

(a)In April 2013, President Obama unveiled the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative — a collaborative program that will map the activity of every neuron in the human brain with a programmed total investment of more than three hundred million dollars ($300,000,000) per year over 10 years.

(b)The BRAIN Initiative is launching with approximately one hundred ten million dollars ($110,000,000) in funding for research in 2014, as well as additional private sector investment from institutes and foundations based in California.

(c)California is poised to be a world leader in this research effort given the prominent role of scientists and industry leaders throughout the state.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 34, Sec. 32. (SB 860) Effective June 20, 2014.