Mind Science Foundation

Awards and sponsorship of research

MSF is a principal, international supporter of pilot data grants for consciousness research. Some recent award recipients include:

• Fred Gage – Salk Institute for Biological Studies
• Susan Greenfield – Oxford University
• Christof Koch – California Institute of Technology
• V.S. Ramachandran – University of California San Diego

Lecture events

In addition to funding leading researchers in the field, the Mind Science Foundation hosts a Distinguished Speakers Series to heighten public awareness of practical topics related to human consciousness. Examples of past speakers include:

• Jonas Salk – inaugural speaker, Distinguished Speakers Series
• Steven Laureys – University of Liege, Belgium
• J. Allan Hobson - Harvard Medical School
• Kay Redfield Jamison Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
• Temple Grandin – Colorado State University
• Jane Goodall – Goodall Institute

Sponsoring events

The Foundation also supports international symposia and conferences focused on the scientific study of consciousness and has also helped to sponsor events with the following organizations:

• Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness
  • ASSC-8 Satellite meeting (Antwerp, 2004): "Coma and Impaired Consciousness"
  • ASSC-9 (Caltech, 2005)
  • ASSC-10 (Oxford, 2006)
• Mind and Life Institute
  • Public Meeting with the Dalai Lama (M.I.T., 2003)
  • Public Meeting with the Dalai Lama (Washington, D. C., 2005)

References

References

1. ''Science'', July 1, 2005
2. (8 November 2004). "Mind Science Foundation Hosts 'Artful Brain' Lecture Featuring V.S. Ramachandran, MD, Ph.D.". [[BusinessWire]].