In 2011, the IDG / McGovern Institute for Brain Research at Beijing Normal University was established with the generous support from Patrick J. McGovern, the founder of International Data Group (IDG), Lore Harp McGovern, co-founder of McGovern Brain Institute at MIT and Hugo Shong, executive vice president of IDG. The Institute aims to promote research in neuroscience, especially developmental neuroscience, including developmental neuroscience of children and adolescents, learning and brain plasticity, brain dysfunction of children and adolescents, and so on. The ultimate goal of the Institute is to understand human minds and brains so as to promote children's education and development and alleviate the suffering of patients and families with various brain dysfunctions.