REU Site: Summer Research Experiences in Interdisciplinary Mind & Brain Studies

该项目由SBE理事会的本科生研究经验（REU）站点计划资助，并由国防部与NSF REU计划合作支持。它具有科学和社会效益，并将研究和教育相结合。这个REU网站专注于宾夕法尼亚大学（Penn）的跨学科思维和大脑研究，由宾夕法尼亚大学心理综合研究中心MindCORE运营。该项目为学生提供为期十周的暑期研究体验，学生将有机会在一个已建立的研究实验室中从事一个研究项目，并参加介绍性研讨会，最后以一系列学生项目报告结束。学生的研究将集中在人类思维如何运作的各个方面，整合来自多学科方法的见解，从神经生物学到心理学和语言学，再到哲学和计算机科学。该计划的主要目标是为来自科学和非研究型大学中代表性不足的群体的不同学生提供深入和实践研究的经验。这将为学生提供更广泛的领域知识，重要的技术和专业技能，以及与前沿研究的认知科学教师和实验室的联系，将为他们未来的研究生学习做好准备，使他们成为这一重要领域研究团体的正式成员，并有助于提高对人类行为的理解。这个REU网站旨在通过为来自科学背景不足的学生提供综合研究，学习和指导机会，为心灵和大脑研究领域提供更加多样化和公平的未来。它旨在向学生介绍一个广泛的跨学科的视角，引导他们把自己看作是一个更大的努力的积极贡献者，以理解人类智力和行为的本质。在实验室实习期间，学生们在一名教师导师的支持下探索自己的研究问题，该导师是从宾夕法尼亚大学MindCORE学院挑选出来的，他们的工作涉及感知、学习、决策、沟通和社会行为等主题。通过参与，学生有机会在协作和支持的环境中探索认知科学的跨学科联系和观点。课程将根据包容性教学的原则进行设计，学生将参加主题研讨会、专业发展会议、技术研讨会、实验室参观和期刊俱乐部会议。通过与MindCORE导师在关键研究领域对特定问题进行深入研究，以及通过持续的指导，支持，专业发展和研究技能培训进行广泛的支持，该计划旨在确保学生拥有积极的研究和学习经验，从而增加他们继续从事研究工作的兴趣和能力，并竞争进入研究生课程。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project is funded from the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Sites program in the SBE Directorate and is supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program. It has both scientific and societal benefits, and integrates research and education. This REU site focuses on Interdisciplinary Mind and Brain Studies at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn), and is run by MindCORE, Penn’s hub for the integrative study of the mind. The program provides a ten-week summer research experience for students that combines the opportunity to work on a research project in an established research lab with an introductory workshop, and closes with a series of student project presentations. Student research will focus on various aspects of how the human mind works, integrating insights from multiple disciplinary approaches, from neurobiology to psychology and linguistics, to philosophy and computer science. The primary objective of the program is to provide a diverse set of students--from underrepresented groups in science and non-research colleges--an experience of in-depth and hands-on research. This, together with providing students with broader knowledge of the field, important technical and professional skills, and connections to cognitive science faculty and labs at the forefront of research, will prepare them for pursuing future graduate studies to become full-fledged members of the research community in this important area, and help progress the understanding of human behavior.This REU site aims to work towards a more diverse and equitable future for the field of mind and brain studies, by providing an integrated research, learning, and mentoring opportunity for students from underrepresented backgrounds in the sciences. It aims to introduce students to a broad and interdisciplinary perspective in a way that leads them to see themselves as active contributors to a larger endeavor to understand the nature of human intelligence and behavior. During the lab internship, students explore their own research question, supported by a faculty mentor from a pool of select Penn MindCORE faculty whose work relates to topics in perception, learning, decision-making, communication and social behavior. By participating, students have the opportunity to explore interdisciplinary connections and perspectives in cognitive science in a collaborative and supportive environment. Programming will be designed according to principles of Inclusive Teaching, with students participating in themed seminars, professional development sessions, technical workshops, lab tours, and journal club meetings with a step-ahead mentor. By conducting in-depth research on a specific question with a MindCORE mentor in a key research area, along with extensive scaffolding through ongoing mentorship, support, and professional development and research skills training, the program aims to ensure that students have a positive research and learning experience that increases both their interest and ability in continuing in research careers and competing for admission to graduate programs.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.