Welcome to the Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind

KIBM researchers bridge disciplinary boundaries to further our understanding of the origins, evolution and mechanisms of human cognition, from the brain's physical and biochemical machinery to the experiences and behaviors we call the mind.

We support innovative research in the La Jolla area through grants to teams of investigators working on problems at the boundaries of our current knowledge about brain and mind. In the past three years we have granted nearly a million dollars to investigators at UCSD, the Salk Institute of Biological Studies, the Neurosciences Research Institute, and the Scripps Research Institute. Pilot data from the first two years of our innovative research grants have led to several large awards to labs at UCSD and Salk to further investigate autism spectrum disorders, cystinosis, neurogenesis, and learning.

We have hosted and co-sponsored several events, workshops and seminars in La Jolla to increase connections between investigators in various disciplines, disseminate interesting science to the public, and enhance our efforts to bridge brain and mind research in the scientific community. We also continue to support hands-on training for a graduate course series on functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the brain.

Jeff Elman and Nick Spitzer