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The Mind Science Foundation’s Board of Trustees has approved the funding for a new Tom Slick Research Award in Consciousness for Drs. Zoran Josipovic and Lucia Melloni at NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center. This team is using innovative approaches to try and connect how people with epilepsy process and control emotions. Dr. Josipovic is one of the founding directors of the Nonduality Institute and is a research […]
by Emily Boice, PhD Next week, the Mind Science Foundation welcomes current members to a Lunch & Learn at headquarters. The topic for this month’s event is the Psychology of Perseverance: Lessons from an Ironman Triathlete. The host for this inspiring discussion is world class athlete and psychologist, Dr. Shelley Probber. When not seeing patients, hanging out with […]
On May 12, The Center for Learning & Memory at the University of Texas at Austin held its sixth meeting of the minds “Memory Matters: Exploring memory through research… A focus on memory enhancement.” This event was free and open to the public to come and see demonstrations, do hands on activities, and hear about the latest research. We […]
May 6th is a special day for MSF and all the world! It marks the 100th birthday of our founder, Tom Slick, Jr.! We will mark this momentous day with a friendly competition on our Facebook page and at midnight CST pick 3 random correct answers for a special prize. Thomas Baker Slick, Jr. was an oilman, rancher, […]
Dr. James Fallon recently took to the Pearl Stable stage to dazzle us with an out of this world story. Dr. Fallon, a neuroscientist by training, is now professor of psychiatry and human behavior and emeritus professor of anatomy and neurobiology in the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. His research interests include neuroanatomy, higher brain functions […]
Mind Science Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Committee recently met to name the awards for the 2017 Tom Slick Research Awards in Consciousness. This annual award celebrates the MSF’s longtime commitment to funding innovative research focused on the mind, brain and human consciousness, all with the goal of improving the human condition. The focus on human consciousness seeks […]
The Mind Science Foundation recently announced the results of its most recent round of funding. The Tom Slick Research Awards in Consciousness, now in their 12th year, celebrates MSF’s longtime commitment to funding innovative research focused on the mind, brain and human consciousness. Funds were awarded this year to researchers from Northwestern University Center for Law […]
The Scientific Advisory Committee of the Mind Science Foundation recently announced their choice for the 2015 Tom Slick Research Awards in Consciousness. The MSF has long supported research into the neural correlates of consciousness, and these are almost without exception based on the adult experience of consiousness. This year’s winner, Alison Gopnik, reseracher at University […]
Celebrating 10 years of the Tom Slick Research Awards in Consciousness, MSF’s Scientific Advisory Committee announced winners of the 2014 round of funding. The awards celebrate MSF’s longtime commitment to funding research that will lead to significant advancements in the science of consciousness and improvements in the health and well-being of humankind. Researchers hailed from The […]
The Mind Science Foundation recently announced the recipients of the 2013 Tom Slick Research Awards in Consciousness. The annual awards celebrate MSF’s longtime commitment to funding basic research that explores the neural basis of human consciousness – how the brain creates the mind. Projects range from looking for the brain region where consciousness occurs, to a […]