Centers for Consciousness Research
Directory
- ANU Center for Consciousness, Australia – consciousness.anu.edu.au
- works on developing conceptual frameworks for understanding experimental work in neuroscience and cognitive science
- combines work in philosophy and cognitive science
- Center for Consciousness Studies, Arizona - www.consciousness.arizona.edu
- works across philosophy, the cognitive sciences, neuroscience, the social sciences, medicine, and the physical sciences, the arts and humanities
- active on campus in sponsoring lectures, interdisciplinary seminars
- holds a major biannual conference on Consciousness Studies (established 1994)
- runs web courses
- seeks to develop a graduate studies program
- Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies, California – www.sbinstitute.com
- hosts research into the scientific basis for meditative techniques
- also research into the potential for meditative techniques to be used in place of medication
- brings together Buddhists, neuroscientists, physicists, psychologists
- Center for Mind and Brain, UC Davis, California – mindbrain.ucdavis.edu
Studies the human mind using interdisciplinary approaches from:
- social science (anthropology, economics, linguistics, philosophy and psychology)
- biological science (behavioral and cognitive neuroscience, physiology)
- engineering science (biomedical and electrical engineering, computer science)
- medical science (neurology, psychiatry and medical imaging)
Staff include mostly psychology, neurology, linguistics
Other examples include:
- Brown University Contemplative Studies Initiative: http://www.brown.edu/Faculty/Contemplative_Studies_Initiative/index.html
- Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior: http://brainimaging.waisman.wisc.edu/
- Carstensen Life-Span Development Lab (Stanford): www-psych.stanford.edu/~lifespan
Research focused on the social, emotional, and cognitive processes that people use to adapt to life circumstances as they age.
- Mindful Awareness Research Center (UCLA): www.marc.ucla.edu
A research center whose focus is the study of mindful awareness, especially for the prevention and treatment of ADHD (attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder) and related syndromes.
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- Mind & Life Institute -www.mindandlife.org
The Mind and Life Institute is dedicated to fostering dialogue and research at the highest possible level between modern science and the great living contemplative traditions, especially Buddhism.