Stockholm Brain Institute is a consortium for Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience, joining three leading Swedish Universities; Karolinska Institutet, Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University, in the endeavour to enhance the understanding of higher brain functions.

The objective for Stockholm Brain Institute (SBI) is to apply a systems neurobiology approach to higher brain functions; from genes, cells and neural networks to cognitive functions and behaviour. This comprehensive approach requires a broad set of skills extending from neurobiology and neuroimaging to psychology and clinical epidemiology.

To achieve a coherent understanding, in which numerous factors vary independently, mathematical modelling provides a necessary tool. The gathering of 10 high-level research groups from three universities, representing key scientific areas from life and medical sciences, behavioural sciences and technical sciences, has been tailored to meet the important challenge to study higher brain functions.

In collaboration with successful industrial partners from the biomedical and biotechnical industry, and with public partners providing health care, the new knowledge will be used to develop biomarkers and new principles for prevention and intervention.