Troland Research Awards
Encyclopedia
The Troland Research Awards are an annual prize given by the United States National Academy of Sciences
to two researchers under the age of 40 in recognition of psychological research on the relationship between consciousness
and the physical world.
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
to two researchers under the age of 40 in recognition of psychological research on the relationship between consciousness
Consciousness
Consciousness is a term that refers to the relationship between the mind and the world with which it interacts. It has been defined as: subjectivity, awareness, the ability to experience or to feel, wakefulness, having a sense of selfhood, and the executive control system of the mind...
and the physical world.