Mars can wait: facing the challenges of our civilization

Area of Science:

• Neuroscience
• Environmental Science
• Sociology

Background:

• Human civilization faces escalating environmental crises and resource depletion.
• The search for extraterrestrial life has yielded no results despite extensive efforts.
• The human brain, with its vast complexity, remains poorly understood.

Purpose of the Study:

• To highlight the urgent need to prioritize human brain research over space exploration.
• To propose a new framework for understanding brain function: the Two-Brain Hypothesis.
• To advocate for a significant reallocation of financial and human resources towards neuroscience.

Main Methods:

• Comparative analysis of resource allocation between space exploration and brain disease research.
• Conceptual framework development for the Two-Brain Hypothesis.
• Literature review on environmental crises, societal stability, and neuroscience.

Main Results:

• The annual cost of brain disease in the U.S. ($600 billion) significantly exceeds investments in space exploration.
• Civilizational collapse is a more immediate threat than long-term space endeavors.
• The Two-Brain Hypothesis posits two complementary brain organs: electroionic and electromagnetic.

Conclusions:

• A massive shift in resources is necessary to explore the human brain's potential.
• Understanding and mitigating brain pathologies and aggression are critical for human survival.
• The proposed Two-Brain Hypothesis offers a novel perspective on brain evolution and function.