Mike and Mike, This has been painfully obvious for at least 40 years. "Modern"neuroscience STILL uses modern adaptations of methods that are nearly a century old. MRI has replaced Golgi staining, but the resolution is no better and is often worse.
It was this that pushed me to propose my new technology microscope that would actually be able to see the things that must be seen to draw accurate diagrams. Until new tools are developed, the neurosciences are DEAD. As the article stated, this is its last gasp. However, instead of planning the funeral for neuro-scientific research as the article suggests, lets design new tools to blow past the barriers. Steve On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 12:21 PM, Mike Archbold <[email protected]> wrote: > Today's analogy: "...comparing BRAIN to the Apollo moon shot," > > So now it's just like the Apollo moon shot. Last month the running > analogy was that the BRAIN project was going to be just like mapping > the genome. > > I guess the BRAIN initiative is a good idea, but would be nice to get > some of that $100 million sent my way, and stop comparing it to other > projects. Figuring out the roots of consciousness and thinking is no > moon shot nor a genome project. > > > http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/09/20/brain-science-turns-to-skepticism-as-neurosciences-funding-and-influence-grows-so-do-doubts-over-its-hype/ > > > ------------------------------------------- > AGI > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/10443978-6f4c28ac > Modify Your Subscription: > https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > -- Full employment can be had with the stoke of a pen. Simply institute a six hour workday. That will easily create enough new jobs to bring back full employment. ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
