The Obama administration is planning a decade-long scientific
effort to examine the workings of the human brain and build a
comprehensive map of its activity, seeking to do for the brain
what the Human Genome Project did for genetics. The project,
which the administration has been looking to unveil as early as
March, will include federal agencies, private foundations and
teams of neuroscientists and nanoscientists in a concerted
effort to advance the knowledge of the brain’s billions of
neurons and gain greater insights into perception, actions and,
ultimately, consciousness. Source: New York Times. Read full
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