Resumen de How to map the brain
Reardon and Holmes discuss how to track the brain's activity in real time. One approach already off the ground is the Human Brain Project, which aims to create a computer simulation to understand the brain. But good simulations need good data, which is where the proposed Brain Activity Map (BAM) project comes in. If it gets funding, the project--which aims to track the brain's real-time activity, neuron by neuron--could lead to advances in artificial intelligence systems. Current methods to monitor the firing of individual neurons involve opening the skull and sticking electrodes in.
