President Obama Calls for a ‘BRAIN Initiative’
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This week President Obama announced his BRAIN (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) Initiative, which the White House describes as “a bold new research effort to revolutionize our understanding of the human mind.” National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins describes the new research plan.
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Francis Collins
Dr. Francis Collins is the former director of the National Institutes of Health, and author of The Road to Wisdom: On Truth, Faith, Science and Trust.
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About Annette Heist
Annette Heist is a former senior producer for Science Friday.