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Neuroprospecting: Mining cultures for neuro-behavioural data

Posted by Paul Mason on October 5, 2008

Bioprospecting: pursuit of plant-derived chemicals for pharmaceuticals: the process of searching for and extracting potential pharmaceutical compounds from plants.

Neuroprospecting: pursuit of culture-specific behaviours for neuroscience: the process of searching and extracting potential neuro-behavioural data from cultures.


Group Sari Bunuan Macan Andaleh play Gendang Tambuah in a procession
Photo: Paul Mason

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