Is a billion euros enough to understand the human brain? The Human Brain Project thinks it's a good start, and on January 28th, the European Commission agreed. The Human Brain Project was one of two projects to get a billion in backing after a two year decision period. Henry Markram, the project's founder and co-director, hopes to use the funds to build a digital model of the human brain from the ground up to better understand how the brain works.
Is a billion euros enough to understand the human brain? The Human Brain Project thinks it's a good start, and on January 28th, the European Commission agreed. The Human Brain Project was one of two projects to get a billion in backing after a two year decision period. Henry Markram, the project's founder and co-director, hopes to use the funds to build a digital model of the human brain from the ground up to better understand how the brain works.
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