How does work on the brain fit with the general work of OECD?
The OECD is trying to promote a model of human society which encompasses better and sustainable economic health, wellbeing and status of people throughout life. In this human society, we should not forget about the primary element of importance which is our brains – we are our brains. With our brains we are able to gain, foster and spread knowledge. By gaining a deeper understanding of our brains we hope to gain new knowledge which can help to decipher human beings at individual and societal level. The work on the brain is therefore indirectly related to all of the OECD work, and directly related to several horizontal themes within the OECD such as: education, ageing, health, social issues and science and technology. As opposed to the OECD indicators work , the work on the brain is a future thinking project – we are moving forward unfettered by postulated answers into unknown territory to explore the brain, how it learns, and how this knowledge might make an impact on society.
