Reverse Engineering The Brain To Model Mind-body Interactions
Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 07:28
in Biology & Nature
When you grab a cold beer out of the cooler this summer, what is really going on between your brain, your eyes and your hands? Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), scientists are cataloging body parts and functions and tracing their interactions with the brain. This information is being used to create a working three-dimensional computer model of all these functions.