We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Mapping the human brain: comparing the US and EU Grand Challenges.
- Authors
Modic, Dolores; Feldman, Maryann P.
- Abstract
The US Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Grand Challenge and the EU Human Brain Project Future and Emerging Technologies Flagship, though seemingly similar in many dimensions, have distinct features that have been shaped by politics and institutional systems. This article documents the history of the two projects and compares their organization and funding mechanisms. While there is a call for Grand Challenges to motivate science, organizational factors and the mechanisms for allocating funding will have a great influence on the ultimate project outcomes. These two divergent examples suggest alternative strategies to consider when organizing future Grand Challenges, and provide context that should be considered when evaluating the outcomes of large public investments in science.
- Subjects
BRAIN research; RESEARCH funding; NEUROTECHNOLOGY (Bioengineering); PUBLIC investments; PUBLIC spending
- Publication
Science & Public Policy (SPP), 2017, Vol 44, Issue 3, p440
- ISSN
0302-3427
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/scipol/scw085