Brain Awareness Week

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Mr. McNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 20th
anniversary of Brain Awareness Week.

Last week, neuroscientists from around the world reached out to
students and the public with educational activities that helped
illustrate the wonders of the human brain. Since 1996, organizations
around the world have come together during Brain Awareness Week to
inform us about brain research and brain awareness, about brain
disorders and diseases that affect nearly 100 million Americans.

The National Science Foundation has supported a number of projects
that have led to discoveries in neuroscience. These projects include
gene editing that allows scientists to understand the biological
origins of complex brain disorders and provide new potential
treatments. On another front, increasing the resolution of optical
microscopes has allowed scientists to view the brain in more detail and
helped them understand Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting Brain Awareness Week
and to support researchers in their own districts who are working to
improve public health worldwide.

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