Aligning consciousness science and U.S. funding agency priorities

Nora A. Bradford; Angela Shen; Brian Odegaard; Megan A. K. Peters

doi:10.1038/s42003-024-07011-w

Communications Biology (Oct 2024)

Aligning consciousness science and U.S. funding agency priorities

Nora A. Bradford,
Angela Shen,
Brian Odegaard,
Megan A. K. Peters

Affiliations

Nora A. Bradford: Department of Cognitive Sciences, University of California Irvine
Angela Shen: Department of Cognitive Sciences, University of California Irvine
Brian Odegaard: Department of Psychology, University of Florida
Megan A. K. Peters: Department of Cognitive Sciences, University of California Irvine

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-07011-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 5

Abstract

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We recently completed the Fund Consciousness Science! Project: a workshop and subawards program aimed to align United States federal funding mechanisms and consciousness research. Here we describe the project’s motivation, execution, and outcomes to motivate similar efforts both locally and globally.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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