Understanding the human brain is one of the greatest scientific challenges of our time. Making progress in this area is essential for addressing urgent health needs in an ageing society including those relating to neurological and psychiatric disorders. Furthermore, this progress is crucial for advancing progress in brain-inspired technologies such as responsible artificial intelligence.
The EBRAINS research infrastructure responds directly to these challenges by providing open digital tools, data and services that support high-quality, collaborative, ethically responsible, and reproducible neuroscience. Launched as part of the EU-funded Human Brain Project, EBRAINS is an evolving infrastructure that integrates data, models, and computing resources to facilitate brain research and medicine.
The EBRAINS 2.0 project has been developed to fortify and broaden the EBRAINS infrastructure. It will provide more powerful multi-level brain atlases, new capabilities for brain modeling and simulation, better tools for personalised medicine and digital twins, and innovative neuromorphic computing and neurorobotics. The utilization of unique datasets will enhance our comprehension of the progression of neurological diseases and psychiatric conditions, thereby establishing novel standards in the domain of neuroimaging, which will ultimately benefit patients. The services and data sets at EBRAINS are highly relevant in the rapidly evolving field of AI. By providing a robust infrastructure that reflects the needs of its users, the project paves the way for continued progress in neuroscience and emerging technologies.
EBRAINS is characterized by its user-friendliness and its adherence to FAIR principles, providing researchers with unique data sets, brain atlases, and powerful modeling, simulation, and analysis tools. These resources are accessible through a single portal, streamlining the research experience. EBRAINS enables its users to integrate disparate data and methodologies, thereby facilitating their own research endeavours and accelerating the process of innovation.
