In order to promote interdisciplinary collaborative innovation in brain science and brain-inspired field in Shanghai, the research network centered on Shanghai Brain has formed in Yangtze River Delta.

The research network includes the Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, University of Science and Technology of China, Zhejiang University, Tongji University, Southeast University, East China Normal University, Shanghai Technology University, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, HUST-Suzhou Institute for Brainsmatics, Institute of Brain-Intelligence Technology, Zhangjiang Laboratory, Interdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences.