The President first mentioned his plan to invest in brain research in his State of the Union address. He wants the research to involve private institutions as well as government agencies.
During his State of the Union address, President Obama comparing the potential in mapping the human brain to the Human Genome Project.
President Barack Obama is proposing a new investment into research to map the human brain in hopes of unlocking some of its mysteries, a senior administration official says.
The president planned to propose a $100 million investment for next year during an announcement at the White House Tuesday morning, the official said.
