Asian Giants Are Racing For Neuroscience Developments

China, Japan and South Korea are the top economic powerhouses of Asia. They compete not only for production industries such as electronics, but also for medical sciences. China has enormous resources compared with the two other nations.  

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In 2016, China launched the China Brain Project (CBP) with the goal of making an ambitious contribution to neuroscience. It started with a scale of CNY5bn ($746m) over five years, but with the possibility of additional investment. It is expected to be promoted on a par with the US BRAIN Initiative or the EU's Human Brain Project. The CBP focuses on three areas:

The ultimate goal is to provide data to programs that create 'maps of the brain.' 

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