A Leader of Obama's New Brain Initiative Explains Why We Need It http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

Neuroscientist William Newsome of Stanford University is one of two scientists tapped by President Obama to lead a new brain research initiative, which the administration hopes to launch with $100 million of public funding and a similar amount from several private foundations. This morning Newsome talked with Wired about what the project can (and can't) accomplish and how he hopes to influence it.



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