And The Latest Decode-The-Brain Contestant Is… Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen

-But for now, he’s taking a different approach than almost anyone.

His thus-far $400-Million-funded Allen Institute For Brain Science is going after the visual processing center, starting with mice.

The technique they’re starting with is called: High-Throughput Electrophysiology,

And it’s targeted at observing all the electrical activity in the visual center of the mouse-brain; -as it’s happening live.

Sort-of like Aldrich Killian’s live brain map in “Iron Man 3”.

 
-Sounds like that mouse will have a few more wires in it than Neo.

Check out the rest of the interview excerpt over at Wired:


Photo Credits:
Manipulated image from Allen Research Institute’s Brain Explorer 2


Links:
• Source: Wired-Paul Allen To Reverse Engineer [Pinky’s] Brain
• More Coverage: Allen Institute | Allen Brain Atlas | Allen Institute Brain Explorer Software [ed:try Atlas>Show Outer+Inner Structures, Transparent on Fullscreen. -neat!]