China Brain Project

{{Short description|Chinese neuroscience program}}

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| name = China Brain Project

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| type = Scientific Research

| location = China

| owner = Chinese Academy of Sciences

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The China Brain Project is a 15-year project, approved by the Chinese National People's Congress in March 2016 as part of the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016–2020); it is one of four pilot programs of the Innovation of Science and Technology Forward 2030 program, targeted at research into the neural basis of cognitive function.{{cite web |last1=Dessibourg |first1=Olivier |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23130900-800-primate-labs-give-us-an-edge-says-chinas-brain-project-chief|title=Primate labs give us an edge, says China's brain project chief |website=newscientist.com |date=2016-09-07}}{{Cite journal|last=Qiu|first=Jane|author-link=Jane Qiu|date=2016-12-01|title=Research and development of artificial intelligence in China|journal=National Science Review|language=en|volume=3|issue=4|pages=538–541|doi=10.1093/nsr/nww076|issn=2095-5138|doi-access=free}} Additional goals include improving diagnosis and prevention of brain diseases{{cite web|url=http://english.cas.cn/newsroom/news/201606/t20160617_164529.shtml|title=China Brain Project to Launch Soon, Aiming to Develop Effective Tools for Early Diagnosis of Brain Diseases---Chinese Academy of Sciences|publisher=english.cas.cn|accessdate=2016-11-25}}

and driving information technology and artificial intelligence projects that are inspired by the brain.{{Cite journal|last=Poo|first=Mu-ming|last2=Du|first2=Jiu-lin|last3=Ip|first3=Nancy Y.|last4=Xiong|first4=Zhi-Qi|last5=Xu|first5=Bo|last6=Tan|first6=Tieniu|date=2016|title=China Brain Project: Basic Neuroscience, Brain Diseases, and Brain-Inspired Computing|journal=Neuron|volume=92|issue=3|pages=591–596|doi=10.1016/j.neuron.2016.10.050|pmid=27809999|issn=0896-6273|doi-access=free}}

The China Brain Project prioritizes brain-inspired AI over other approaches.{{Cite journal|last=Poo|first=Mu-ming|date=2018-10-25|title=Towards brain-inspired artificial intelligence|journal=National Science Review|volume=5|issue=6|pages=785|doi=10.1093/nsr/nwy120|issn=2095-5138|doi-access=free}} The project is addressing legal, ethical, and social issues related to brain emulation (neuroethics) according to international standards and Chinese values.{{Cite journal|last=Wang|first=Yi|last2=Yin|first2=Jie|last3=Wang|first3=Guoyu|last4=Li|first4=Pingping|last5=Bi|first5=Guoqiang|last6=Li|first6=Suning|last7=Xia|first7=Xiaohuan|last8=Song|first8=Jianren|last9=Pei|first9=Gang|last10=Zheng|first10=Jialin C.|date=2019|title=Responsibility and Sustainability in Brain Science, Technology, and Neuroethics in China—a Culture-Oriented Perspective|journal=Neuron|volume=101|issue=3|pages=375–379|doi=10.1016/j.neuron.2019.01.023|pmid=30731061|issn=0896-6273|doi-access=free}} The project is supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences' (CAS) Centre for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence, a consortium of laboratories at over twenty CAS institutes and universities, and the Chinese Institute for Brain Research, launched in March 2018.{{Cite journal|last=Cyranoski|first=David|date=2018|title=Beijing launches pioneering brain-science centre|journal=Nature|volume=556|issue=7700|pages=157–158|doi=10.1038/d41586-018-04122-3|pmid=29636570|bibcode=2018Natur.556..157C|issn=0028-0836|doi-access=free}}{{Cite web |title=Bibliometric Analysis of China’s Non-Therapeutic Brain-Computer Interface Research |url=https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/bibliometric-analysis-of-chinas-non-therapeutic-brain-computer-interface-research/ |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=Center for Security and Emerging Technology |language=en-US}}