Value for money research...

[Kevin T]

Now, I know great discoveries can come from unrelated areas of research, but...

While our astrophysics funding is being cut to an extent which meant at one time the future of Joderell Bank may have been in the balance, other scientists get funding for this

Professor Miesenboeck said: "It looks like males and females have very similar neuronal equipment, yet they behave so differently - only the male sings, and only the female responds to the song by allowing a male to copulate with her.
"The big question is: why - what is the difference?"

A very big question, of vital importance to the future of the human race...

P.S. The quote relates to fruit flies, not humans in case you haven't followed the link

[danielf]

Dunno, understanding how the Brain works sounds like a pretty worthwhile endeavour to me.