# John Ngai **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] **Type:** Neuroscience program director **Primary source:** [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]] ## Relationships - Is identified as director of the [[wiki/BRAIN Initiative|NIH BRAIN Initiative]]. - The initiative is administered through the [[wiki/National Institutes of Health|National Institutes of Health]] and supports tools, atlases, connectomics, and neurotechnology. - The FlyWire passage quotes Ngai on the importance of detailed neuronal connectivity for understanding health and disease.