The Obama administration announced this week plans to launch a scientific research project to map the activity of the human brain.

The project is expected to being in March and will start a 10-year study to advance the current understanding of the brain and its inner workings, according to Zap2It.

The administration plans on a major collaborative effort that includes top experts in neuroscience from federal agencies. The end result will be a neural map that will help further medical treatments for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, as well as a host of other mental illnesses.

President Barack Obama mentioned the project in his State of the Union address in his second term of office. He linked the new study to the research done on the human genome.

"Every dollar we invested to map the human genome returned $140 to our economy - every dollar," Obama said. "Today our scientists are mapping the human brain to unlock the answers to Alzheimer's. They're developing drugs to regenerate damaged organs, devising new materials to make batteries 10 times more powerful. Now is not the time to gut these job-creating investments in science and innovation."

Another study was released on Tuesday, by the University of Exeter, that shows how research of the brain can actually discern the political leanings of test subjects. The study looked into how neural characteristics shape a person's politics. Thirty-five men and 47 women test subjects were involved, scattered across Republican and Democratic lines.

Researchers measured risk-taking behavior in areas like gambling and found no difference but their discovery when it came to political persuasion was a bit more compelling, according to LiveScience. The study found that there were shared processes in brain activity within both of the political party participants.

The Democrats were found to be more likely to be moved by feelings and impulses, while Republican voters were more moved by rewards, security and fear.