NIH awards $34 million in grants for Lifespan Human Connectome Project
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis received funding for two grants totaling $34 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the “Lifespan Human Connectome Project."
Scientists will build maps of the brain by capturing brain image of people starting from kindergarten through older age to examine its progression over the years.
As many as 1,300 children and young adults ages 5 to 21 will be scanned for the project, in addition to 1,200 adults ages 36 to 100.
The endeavor is a follow up to the "Human Connectome Project," which is also funded by the NIH.
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