Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Summary; 3 Introduction; 4 Advancing Neuroscience in the Decade of the Brain; 5 Overview of Neuroscience Research: A Closer Look at the Neural Hierarchy; 6 Computer and Information Technology in Biomedical and Neuroscience Research; 7 Building Consensus, Identifying Needs; 8 The Brain Mapping Initiative: Committee Conclusions and Recommendations; 9 Appendix A: Task Force Topics and Rosters; 10 Appendix B: samples of Requests for Opinions; 11 Appendix C: Lists of Speakers and Demonstrators in Symposia and Open Hearings; 12 Index; 13 Color Plates

About the Author

Constance M. Pechura and Joseph B. Martin, Editors; Committee on a National Neural Circuitry Database, Division of Health Sciences Policy, Division of Biobehavioral Sciences and Mental Disorders