Maybe friends who go abroad knows Templeton foundation, which put money into essential questions like "Can evolution explain human nature?"
Today it suddenly comes to me the idea "Positive Neuroscience". When I google it, interestingly I find U. of Pennsylvania and Templeton foundation have established a award for innovative research in the intersection between positive psychology (which give insights about human positive mental function like happiness) and neuroscience.
Science had a report about it.
Submission of research has reached the deadline (Sep. 30, 2009). What a pity:).
Maybe it will become another research trend of psychological research or NBIC related topics.
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或许出国的朋友都很清楚,美国的Templeton基金会是专门投资研究某些深奥哲学问题(或本质问题)的一个著名组织。例如进化能解释人类本性吗?
今天突然想到积极神经科学这个词,网上一搜。很巧,就在今年8月份,宾夕法尼亚大学建立了Templeton积极神经科学奖,用于鼓励神经科学与积极心理学的交叉研究。
Science对它做了报道。
很可惜,我查到的时候该奖项已经停止了申请(该链接在大陆已被墙。。。)。
各位群里研究积极心理学的朋友,请多和神经科学家交流。这会是下一个热潮吗?