I'm involved with one of these programs and am very encouraged to see DARPA's focus as very much inline with the goals of the broader field of neuroscience. I

I'm involved with one of these programs and am very encouraged to see DARPA's focus as very much inline with the goals of the broader field of neuroscience. In heading off some of the anticipated snark, this is very much a program with the goal of understanding basic science and developing tools to better understand how our brains work.