Society for Neuroscience (SfN)
Grant Information
This three-year grant continues support for BrainFacts.org, the trusted global information source about the wonders of the brain. The website, which aims to empower people to explore our ever-expanding understanding of the brain and to celebrate our unique brains and diverse experiences, is visited by over two million users per year from around the world.
BrainFacts.org uses the funding to focus on four priority areas for content creation in 2023-2025:
- Advancing storytelling on the intersection of neuroscience and society, drawing connections between neuroscience’s achievements and their benefits, challenges, and implications for society
- Expanding mediums of storytelling by working with new tools and digital trends to serve the most diverse audience possible
- Extending content and resources for educators at all levels
- Characterizing their audience and improving outreach to them by conducting online user surveys.
BrainFacts.org prioritizes a wide range of experiences and perspectives in the recruitment of staff, editorial board members, and freelancers as well as in the voices and viewpoints that are captured through their storytelling. These practices ensure that BrainFacts.org continues to be a resource that serves a wide and varied global audience with quality information about neuroscience and its many intersections with society.
This grant supports the Dana Education objective to empower people of all ages to use neuroscience in their everyday lives by strengthening their knowledge of the field’s real-world applications and ethical considerations through sustained informal education programs.