# Start to Map the Brain by Edward S. Boyden > “We’re going to try to start to map the brain and to simulate it, to be able to hunt down the root causes of disease and scale up our ability to comprehend the circuits in our brains that generate things like thoughts and feelings.” > **— Edward S. Boyden**, *“Meet the Labbers: Ed Boyden,” MIT Media Lab, Nov. 1, 2017* ## Sources and Context - **Full quotation and context:** [Meet the Labbers: Ed Boyden](https://www-prod.media.mit.edu/posts/meet-the-labbers-ed-boyden/) — MIT Media Lab supplies the recording transcript and the complete mapping-and-simulation program. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Article:** [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Closed-Loop Gaussian Sensorium Engine|The Closed-Loop Gaussian Sensorium Engine]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Simulation|Simulation]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Ed Boyden|Ed Boyden]] - [[wiki/Executable Brain Model|Executable Brain Model]] - [[wiki/Whole Brain Emulation|Whole Brain Emulation]] - [[wiki/Neural Mapping|Neural Mapping]] - [[wiki/Connectomics|Connectomics]] - [[wiki/Functional Digital Twin|Functional Digital Twin]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “We’re going to try to start to map the brain and to simulate it, to be able to hunt down the root causes of disease and scale up our ability to comprehend the circuits in our brains that generate things like thoughts and feelings.” — Edward S. Boyden, “Meet the Labbers: Ed Boyden,” MIT Media Lab, Nov. 1, 2017 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-edward-boyden-map-brain ```