• Brain Health - The Lancet Commission

Advancing the frontiers of Human Brain Health

The brain shapes who we are. Our thoughts, emotions, and connections to one another. Yet neurological and psychiatric conditions affect one in three people worldwide, placing immense social, emotional, and economic burdens on individuals and societies.

Advancing the frontiers of Human Brain Health
Advancing the frontiers of Human Brain Health
Advancing the frontiers of Human Brain Health
The project
Brain Health - The Lancet Commission

The project

Our Commission will address key frontiers in brain health by advancing an equitable, rights-based framework that closes policy gaps and meaningfully engages people living with brain health conditions. We will identify modifiable determinants and robust metrics across the life course, promote integrated cross-sector prevention strategies, harness technology and innovation, and quantify the brain economy to demonstrate how brain health drives productivity, wellbeing, and sustainable growth.

The Lancet Commission on Brain Health brings together leading experts from around the world to promote and protect brain health across the lifespan. Through rigorous evidence synthesis and cross-disciplinary collaboration, the Commission will develop globally relevant, actionable recommendations to improve outcomes for all

Our Topics
Brain health framework
Brain health framework

including definition, equity and human rights

Brain health determinants, resilience factors and measurement
Brain health determinants, resilience factors and measurement

Prevention of brain disorders
Prevention of brain disorders

Technology, data science, AI & digital health
Technology, data science, AI & digital health

Brain capital / Brain economy & societal value
Brain capital / Brain economy & societal value

Policy & recommendations
Policy & recommendations

Who we are

Chairs

Prof. Claudio Bassetti
Prof. Claudio Bassetti

Chair

Prof. Andrea Sylvia Winkler
Prof. Andrea Sylvia Winkler

Co-Chair

Events

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