Creature, Creator

Some fascinating info from one of Jonah Lehrer's recent blogs. The Allen Institute is mapping the brain. Interesting that they feel 'disheartened' at the complexity they are finding. I'm excited: shows an amazing creator. As they say in the quote: "we don't even know what we don't know". We are fearfully and wonderfully made. (be prepared for some blunt pics of the brain and the work they are doing)

Follow Some Blogs and web pages

A person can't possibly follow all there is out there to keep 'current' on brain research. Things are happening too fast. My approach is to find a few places that I 'trust' (not necessarily that I believe everything they post but I know they are a fairly unbiased source of new info) and they have some creds in the field.

Here are two:
Jonah Lehrer has a blog. He posts quite regularly (an important factor for me) and his posts are long enough to give an in-depth look at something. He is a young buck (27 I think) who looks even younger (17) but he has a good depth and maturity to his posts. He is currently on vacation but re-posting things from the past. I'd encourage you to follow along with his posts.

The Dana Foundation's web site. I actually came across these guys from a Twitter post (my next blog). The home page here can take you many directions... and their whole deal is the brain and current research. Check out the headings and go where your interests take you.