It doesn't seem to be going smoothly but it's the sort of thing we need. Understanding how the brain works is the final frontier as it's the most complex thing in the known universe, we need a Manhattan Project like this to get to the bottom of it.
The advantages will be huge, for neuroscience, public health and just for the sheer joy of gaining knowledge! Scientists threaten to boycott €1.2bn Human Brain Project http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jul/07/human-brain-project-researchers-threaten-boycott http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jul/07/human-brain-project-researchers-threaten-boycott Scientists threaten to boycott €1.2bn Human Brain Projec... http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jul/07/human-brain-project-researchers-threaten-boycott Researchers say European commission-funded initiative to simulate human brain suffers from 'substantial failures' View on www.theguardian.com http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jul/07/human-brain-project-researchers-threaten-boycott Preview by Yahoo
