Brain map seeks to unlock mind mysteries How do brain cells
translate into thoughts and actions? You have a brain with
billions of neurons. You have thoughts, and you do things
because of those thoughts. But how do tiny cells translate into
thoughts and actions? The Brain Activity Map initiative is
seeking answers to that question. As described in a proposal
published online Thursday in the journal Science Express, a
group of prominent researchers is proposing a large-scale effort
to create new tools to map the human brain in unprecedented
detail. This could lead to treatments for brain disorders such
as epilepsy, autism, dementia, depression and schizophrenia, as
well as ways to restore movement in paralyzed patients. "We
don't actually understand (how circuits of neurons) generate all
these interesting behaviors we have, like speech and language
and thoughts and memory," said John Donoghue of Brown
University's department of neuroscience. "What we're hoping is
that as the tools develop -- and they will cont