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Science 24 August 2001:
Vol. 293. no. 5534, pp. 1418 - 1422
DOI: 10.1126/science.293.5534.1418
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NEUROSCIENCE:
New Brain Institute Struggles for Traction

Andrew Lawler

CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS--In the rapidly growing field of brain research, one of the most highly touted efforts is at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which announced in early 2000 a determined initiative to seize the preeminent role in neuroscience. Armed with one of the largest academic gifts in history and a formidable faculty, the McGovern Institute for Brain Research aims to unravel the mysteries of behavior, communication, and perception. But a year and a half into the highly publicized start, the field's researchers say the effort is stalled.

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