Recognizing Brain Awareness Week

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Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to announce that March 10th through March 16th marked Brain Awareness Week. The Brain Awareness Campaign is a worldwide celebration of the brain that brings together scientists, families, schools, and communities. Brain Awareness Week is the culmination of these efforts and is celebrated throughout the United States and in many parts of the world.

This global celebration, launched by The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives in 1996, and supported by partners like the Society for Neuroscience, presents an opportunity to bring attention to the significant advances in brain science and advocate for science funding. Brain Awareness Week provides opportunities to learn more about the brain and educate the public on the importance of continued research.

As co-chair of the Congressional Neuroscience Caucus, I am proud of the crucial neuroscience work being conducted in the United States, including in my district at the University of California, Davis and the California National Primate Research Center where I visited the lab of Dr. John Morrison, current President of the Society for Neuroscience, and learned more about his research into Alzheimer's disease.

It is essential that we keep supporting neuroscience research to enable world-class researchers to continue their vital work on a wide range of conditions, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, autism spectrum disorders, depression, and addiction. Events like Brain Awareness Week helps every American understand how important this research is.

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