An evolutionary pharmacologist and Princeton University research fellow Ethan O. Perlstein is asking for online support to fund a scientific ?meth lab? in order to take a deep dive into how amphetamines affect the human brain.
No, it?s not a strange plot twist of AMC?s hit show Breaking Bad. Perlstein, who earned his doctorate degree from Harvard University, and his collaborator David Sulzer, a professor at Columbia Medical School, started a RocketHub crowdfunding page on October 4 to back a project that could solve a ?long-standing puzzle in mental health research.?
The goal of the project is to find how amphetamines ? including methamphetamines abused by more than 35 million people worldwide ? affect the brain on a cellular level. The researchers believe solving this mystery will lead to more effective personalized treatments for brain diseases and addiction. The team has raised nearly $10,000 of their $25,000 campaign goal with 24 days left on Rockethub.
In return, Perlstein and Sulzer promise to publish the project?s data on the web. The scientists will post written updates and videos on the project?s homepage.
There will also be frequent meetings online to discuss how to make the research comprehensible for the average reader lacking a heavy science background. Crowdfunded science projects could make research much more open and accessible to the general public, the researchers state.
?Together we can create an open model of scientific research and communication for the Internet age and beyond,? the team expressed in the Rockethub video.
Are you more interested in backing science projects when the researchers promise regular updates about new knowledge along the way? Tell us in the comments.
Illustration courtesy of Ethan O. Perlstein
Source: http://mashable.com/2012/10/25/rockethub-meth-lab/
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