human connectome project
neurophilosophy | August 11, 2009AS Seed's Featured Blogger of the week, I have written a short article about the Human Connectome Project, in response to a news story on the magazine's website, called Mapping the brain's highways, by Azeen Ghorayshi.
Several weeks ago, the National Institutes of Health announced the Human Connectome Project, an ambitious $30 million five-year initiative, which aims to map the connectivity of the human brain.
Is this feasible? In short, the answer is no. The idea that a complete connectivity map of the whole brain can be achieved within five years is unrealistic, and producing a…