Obamas Brain Initiative and Multidisciplinary Education Juyang John
Obama’s Brain Initiative and Multidisciplinary Education Juyang (John) Weng Computer Sci. , Neurosci. , Cognitive Sci. Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 49924 USA weng@msu. edu IJCNN 2013 Education Panel Michigan State University 1
Brain Initiatives l 4/2/2013 Obama announced his brain initiative l l l To get a dynamic picture of the brain To better understand how we think, learn and remember $100 M/year plus $94 M/year from private partners EU has announced the Human Brain Project IJCNN 2013 Education Panelis preparing Michigan Stateits University l China own brain l 2
The US President and BRAIN l Obama : l l l “This is a Nation of dreamers and risk-takers. ” “We do not just track the best scientists and entrepreneurs” “We have not unlocked the mystery of 3 pounds of matter that sits between our ears” “Better understand how we think, how we learn, and how we remember. ” “Presumably we life would be simpler here. It would, could explain everything going on in Washington. (laughs)” IJCNN 2013 Education Panel Michigan State University 3
What is Required for the BRAIN Project? l l Foremost: address the group intelligence problem It is not that humans do not have sufficient information about how the brain works Enough information is out there in the vast literature Individual humans are “blinded” by the lack of group intelligence in the IJCNN 2013 Education Panel Michigan State University 4
Brain-Mind Institute IJCNN 2013 Education Panel Michigan State University 5
Brain-Mind Institute BMI 831 Cognitive Science for Brain-Mind Research Instructor 2013: Juyang Weng IJCNN 2013 Education Panel Michigan State University 6
BMI 871 Introduction to Computational Brain-Mind Instructor 2013: Juyang Weng IJCNN 2013 Education Panel Michigan State University 7
Resistance to Understanding the Brain l l l From government branches From neuroscience From cognitive science or psychology From computer science From electrical engineering From mathematics IJCNN 2013 Education Panel Michigan State University 8
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