Rafael Yuste

When should science shoot for the moon?

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About Rafael Yuste

Rafael Yuste is an HHMI Investigator, Professor of Biological Sciences and Neuroscience at Columbia University and Co-director of the Kavli Foundations Institute for Neural Circuitry. He obtained his M.D. at the Universidad Autonoma in Madrid.

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A complete map of our brain activity is the "Everest of science," says Rafael Yuste, who helped conceive of Obama's Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative as a first attempt at scaling it.

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