Neuroscience is the Next Frontier for Patrick Kennedy
Former Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy is trying to unite neuroscientists, government and advocacy groups to improve funding and research in brain science.
On the 50th Anniversary of his uncle John’s moonshot speech that launched the space age, leading scientists, philanthropists and government agencies will call for a new initiative tackling the last frontier of medicine — the brain and neurological disorders.
But instead of going to outer space he wants us all to go to inner space.
The eight-term Congressman has had very public battles with addiction and depression. Now, the son of Edward Kennedy is putting that attention to good use, trying to shine a light in the dark corners of mental health, traumatic brain injuries and brain diseases.
The One Mind for Research campaign kicks off with the invitation-only Next Frontier conference later this month. The conference ends on the anniversary of President Kennedy’s famous speech, which will be celebrated at the JFK Library at Harvard University by Vice President Joe Biden, astronaut Buzz Aldrin and mental health celebrity advocates Glenn Close and Martin Sheetn.
and culminates with the launch of a ten-year, $6 billion program to focus research on the physical causes of mental health and to help cure some of the biggest brain diseases, ranging from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease to depression and post traumatic stress disorder.
“I hear people say that the brain represents the last medical frontier for discovery.” — Patrick Kennedy, founder of One Mind for Research.
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