Washington University is beginning construction of an 11-story, $616 million neuroscience building that will centralize university brain research, inspire novel collaborations, and take up most of a block in the Cortex tech district.

The 609,000-square-foot facility will be among the nation’s largest neuroscience research buildings, university officials said in their announcement on Friday, and will initially bring together more than 100 research teams focused on solving matters of the brain and the body’s nervous system.

“Everybody is really excited about this,” said Dr. David Holtzman, head of the department of neurology.Read the entire article on the STLToday website by clicking here.