English: DARPA intends to invest roughly $50 million in 2014 with the goal of understanding the dynamic functions of the brain. New tools are needed to measure and analyze electrical signals and the biomolecular dynamics underpinning brain function. DARPA’s planned investment includes ongoing efforts designed to advance fundamental understanding of the brain’s dynamics to drive applications (Revolutionizing Prosthetics, Restorative Encoding Memory Integration Neural Device, Reorganization and Plasticity to Accelerate Injury Recovery, Enabling Stress Resistance), manufacture sensing systems for neuroscience applications (Reliable Neutral Interface Technology, Blast Gauge), and analyze large data sets (Detection and Computational Analysis of Psychological Signals). Researchers will also explore, abstract and model the vast spectrum of brain functions by examining its incredible complexity.

According to EXIF metadata, the image was created by MC2(AW) Jonathan David Chandler; the original caption begins:

• A self portrait of myself, a 30-year-old native of Huntington Beach, Calif., assigned to Combat Camera Pacific Reserve, currently a Los Angeles police officer assigned to Southeast division. In the illustration, I took an image of myself in uniform while receiving treatment from a traumatic brain injury I suffered while serving in Afghanistan, then a second image of a Magnetic resonance imaging.
• See http://www.darpa.mil/NewsEvents/Releases/2013/04/02.aspx and EXIF metadata for more details.