Obama unveils White House brain-mapping project
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 - 05:30
in Biology & Nature
A human brain research program that could point to new strategies for dealing with illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy and autism was expected to be unveiled by the White House Tuesday.President Barack Obama was due to launch the BRAIN Initiative, which a White House official touted as a "bold, new” move “designed to recognize our understanding of the human brain."It follows a pledge O...