WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Tuesday a unique brain activity to improve detail Alzheimer's, autism, stroke and traumatic brain injuries, such as finding ways to remedy the situation as a step towards map , tried suggested.He asked Congress to spend $ 100 million next year, a project that brain, which contains 100 billion cells and trillions of connections, the details.
The federal government is a relatively small investment - less than what NASA spent each year to study only the fifth sun - but also determine how Congress will react in a hurry.
Obama said the initiative so-called brain can generate jobs, and the White House East Room that research worldwide to improve the lives of billions of people is the ability to gather scientists have said.
"As humans we can identify galaxies light years," Obama said. "We study particles smaller than an atom, but we still have three pounds of matter between our ears can not open the Mystery of sitting."
Unrelated to the project scientists appreciated the idea.
With the advance of modern brain Neurotechnologies stands for brain research., "the White House said.
Obama initially invest $ 100 million in Health, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the National Science Foundation wants to support research in national institutions. The private companies, universities and research support from philanthropists to partner with the federal agencies. And the research ethical, legal and social impact study is required.
The objectives of the work are clear. An NIH working group, Cornelia Stanford University, Rockefeller University and William Newsome "Cori" Bargmann explained by three goals to the work, and a multi-year plan to achieve them, the cost development will include estimates.
Requested $ 100 million to acquire the land for the project is a very good start, "Dr. Francis Collins, National Institutes of Health director, told reporters in a conference call. While the ultimate goal is applies to the human brain, a task worms, flies and mice as animal brain system would be easy, he said.
Collins how the brain works better computer also can provide leads for the development of the new agreements.
Unrelated project was inspired by brain scientists.
David Fitzpatrick, Max Planck Florida Institute in Jupiter for neurology, Fla., To study the neural circuits and structures focused on scientific director and CEO said, "This is amazing,".
It is "a completely different scale," he said, paying in the treatment someday, Parkinson's, depression, epilepsy, neurological and psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia and autism to have a long list.
In the end, you know it is not right you can see how it works, "he said." We neuronal circuits, their structure, their function and their development The basic understanding is needed in order to develop these disorders. "
"Fitzpatrick said that investment in basic brain science is being paid in the future.
The human brain is a European project, which is funded by the European Commission co-director, Richard Frackowiak, said he was delighted by the announcement.
As scientists our point of view and say we are just as much support as possible, we can appreciate, "he said., He said, in a large-scale neurodegeneration and mental illness collaborative effort to solve the problem ... it can really be for the opportunities, "he said. "We need him."
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